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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. From Cuba






2. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






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






6. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






7. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






9. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






11. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






13. Dominican Republic






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






15. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






17. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






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






21. A distinctive quality to the sound






22. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






25. Part of the stage closest to the audience






26. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






30. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






38. Dominican Republic






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






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






41. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






44. Helps students see the connections among the arts






45. The distance between each note






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






47. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






48. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






50. The juxtaposition of opposites