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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. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Where and when actors will move on stage






9. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme






10. A collage in three dimensions






11. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance






12. Consists of 8 notes






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






14. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






15. 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.






16. Variation in volume






17. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.






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






19. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






23. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






24. A collage in three dimensions






25. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme






26. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






27. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






28. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface






37. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface






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






39. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body






47. The brightness of color - its vividness






48. A distinctive quality to the sound






49. The distance between each note






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