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






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






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






4. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






5. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






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






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






11. Dominican Republic






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






13. The rate at Which music moves






14. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






15. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form






16. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






17. Dominican Republic






18. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene






19. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






22. The tune of a song






23. The reason the work was created






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






25. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






26. The distance between each note






27. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






29. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






32. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






33. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






35. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






37. Variation in volume






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






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






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






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






42. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






45. A collage in three dimensions






46. Consists of 8 notes






47. The movement of a point through space.






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






49. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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