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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals






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






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






4. The brightness of color - its vividness






5. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






6. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






8. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






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






13. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






14. The practice of creating or performing works of art






15. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






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






22. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






25. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






28. The rate at Which music moves






29. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






33. The brightness of color - its vividness






34. A collage in three dimensions






35. Helps students see the connections among the arts






36. The tune of a song






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






38. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






40. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






41. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






42. The reason the work was created






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






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






45. Variation in volume






46. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






49. A distinctive quality to the sound






50. Where and when actors will move on stage