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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Part of the stage closest to the audience






2. A ballroom dance from Argentina






3. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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






7. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






15. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line






23. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






24. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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






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






29. The tactile quality of a work of art






30. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






38. The distance between each note






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






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






41. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






44. The brightness of color - its vividness






45. Consists of 8 notes






46. 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.






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






48. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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