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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






2. Part of the stage closest to the audience






3. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






5. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






8. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






15. The tune of a song






16. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






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






21. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






23. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






25. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






26. The rate at Which music moves






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






28. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






30. The tune of a song






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






32. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






34. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






38. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






40. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






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






45. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)






46. Variation in volume






47. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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