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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms






2. The tactile quality of a work of art






3. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line






4. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






7. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Helps students see the connections among the arts






15. Where and when actors will move on stage






16. The movement of a point through space.






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






18. Consists of 8 notes






19. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






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






24. The juxtaposition of opposites






25. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






28. 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.






29. Dominican Republic






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






31. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






32. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






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






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






38. Dominican Republic






39. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






42. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






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






47. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






50. When three or more harmonious notes are played together