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






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






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






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






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






6. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






9. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.






10. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






11. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






13. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






15. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Consists of 8 notes






24. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






25. A ballroom dance from Argentina






26. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






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






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






31. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork






32. The reason the work was created






33. From Cuba






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






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






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






37. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






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






42. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






44. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






47. Helps students see the connections among the arts






48. The movement of a point through space.






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






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