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






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






3. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






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






7. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






8. Consists of 8 notes






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






10. 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.






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






12. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






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






18. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






20. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






22. The tactile quality of a work of art






23. The tactile quality of a work of art






24. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






27. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






28. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






30. The reason the work was created






31. The distance between each note






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






33. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






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






35. The rate at Which music moves






36. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






41. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






42. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






46. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






48. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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