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






2. The juxtaposition of opposites






3. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






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






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






9. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






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






13. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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






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






18. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






19. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






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






23. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






24. The tune of a song






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






26. The distance between each note






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






34. Where and when actors will move on stage






35. The juxtaposition of opposites






36. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






39. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






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






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






45. Part of the stage closest to the audience






46. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






47. The brightness of color - its vividness






48. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






50. The tactile quality of a work of art