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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






5. Part of the stage closest to the audience






6. Consists of 8 notes






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






8. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






10. 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.






11. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






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






16. The practice of creating or performing works of art






17. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






18. The tune of a song






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






20. Variation in volume






21. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






23. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






28. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






30. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






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






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






36. The tune of a song






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






38. Where and when actors will move on stage






39. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






41. The practice of creating or performing works of art






42. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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






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






47. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






49. The rate at Which music moves






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