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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






3. The distance between each note






4. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time






5. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork






6. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media






7. Consists of 8 notes






8. Helps students connect the critical thinking skills and information they learn in the arts to such subjects as literature - science - and especially history and social science.






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






10. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






12. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






15. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole






16. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals






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






18. A ballroom dance from Argentina






19. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)






20. The brightness of color - its vividness






21. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






22. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance






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






24. The movement of a point through space.






25. The distance between each note






26. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)






27. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media






28. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






30. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






31. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven






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






33. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design






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






35. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven






36. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.






37. The tune of a song






38. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






39. Variation in volume






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






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






42. Consists of 8 notes






43. Helps students connect the critical thinking skills and information they learn in the arts to such subjects as literature - science - and especially history and social science.






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






45. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.






46. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






47. The rate at Which music moves






48. The tactile quality of a work of art






49. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)






50. Part of the stage farthest from the audience