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






2. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






4. Helps students see the connections among the arts






5. The tune of a song






6. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






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






11. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






13. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






16. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






19. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






20. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






22. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






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






27. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






29. From Cuba






30. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






31. Consists of 8 notes






32. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






33. The distance between each note






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






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






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






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






38. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






41. A ballroom dance from Argentina






42. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






47. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






50. The movement of a point through space.