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






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






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






4. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






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






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






9. The reason the work was created






10. A collage in three dimensions






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






12. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






18. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






20. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






21. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






26. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






28. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






29. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






30. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






31. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






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






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






37. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






41. From Cuba






42. A ballroom dance from Argentina






43. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






46. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






48. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






49. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance






50. The tactile quality of a work of art