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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A collage in three dimensions






2. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






5. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






6. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






7. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






8. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






9. Consists of 8 notes






10. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






11. Dominican Republic






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






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






14. The tune of a song






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






16. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






20. The brightness of color - its vividness






21. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






25. The brightness of color - its vividness






26. A distinctive quality to the sound






27. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






28. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The reason the work was created






38. 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.






39. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






42. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






44. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






46. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






48. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






49. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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