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






2. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






6. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






11. The tactile quality of a work of art






12. A distinctive quality to the sound






13. Dominican Republic






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






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






16. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






17. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






18. A collage in three dimensions






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






20. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






23. Consists of 8 notes






24. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






28. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






30. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






32. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






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






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






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






38. Consists of 8 notes






39. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






40. The distance between each note






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






42. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






45. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






49. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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