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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms






2. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






4. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






6. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






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






12. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






16. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






19. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






20. 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.






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






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






23. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






24. The tune of a song






25. The rate at Which music moves






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






27. A collage in three dimensions






28. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






30. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






34. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






37. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






38. The juxtaposition of opposites






39. The tune of a song






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






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






42. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.