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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time






2. Consists of 8 notes






3. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






4. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






5. Part of the stage closest to the audience






6. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






7. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






8. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)






9. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art






10. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking






11. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.






12. A distinctive quality to the sound






13. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning






14. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)






15. The movement of a point through space.






16. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






17. From Cuba






18. Where and when actors will move on stage






19. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good






20. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color






21. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms






22. The practice of creating or performing works of art






23. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other






24. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.






25. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance






26. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character






27. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent






28. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage






29. Dominican Republic






30. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)






31. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning






32. Space - time - levels - and force/energy






33. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage






34. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form






35. Helps students see the connections among the arts






36. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy






37. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






38. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.






39. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.






40. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






41. The reason the work was created






42. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence






43. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






44. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






45. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






46. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.






47. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






48. The brightness of color - its vividness






49. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






50. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity