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






2. The practice of creating or performing works of art






3. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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






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






8. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






10. Dominican Republic






11. Variation in volume






12. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






14. A distinctive quality to the sound






15. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






22. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






26. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. The brightness of color - its vividness






35. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






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






40. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






42. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






44. From Cuba






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






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






47. The rate at Which music moves






48. The tactile quality of a work of art






49. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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