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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form






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






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






4. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






5. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






8. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






13. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






15. Variation in volume






16. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






19. The rate at Which music moves






20. Dominican Republic






21. The brightness of color - its vividness






22. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






26. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






29. 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.






30. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






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






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






36. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






40. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






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






45. The tune of a song






46. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






50. The practice of creating or performing works of art