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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The reason the work was created






2. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






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






8. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






10. The practice of creating or performing works of art






11. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. Dominican Republic






19. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






23. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






25. The movement of a point through space.






26. The distance between each note






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






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






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






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






31. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






35. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






36. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background






37. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






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






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






43. The tune of a song






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






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






46. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






49. The tune of a song






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