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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Dominican Republic






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






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






4. The tune of a song






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






6. The rate at Which music moves






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






8. The brightness of color - its vividness






9. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals






10. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






12. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






15. From Cuba






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






26. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






28. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design






29. Where and when actors will move on stage






30. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






31. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






33. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






35. A collage in three dimensions






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






37. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






40. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






43. The reason the work was created






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






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






46. 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.






47. A distinctive quality to the sound






48. The juxtaposition of opposites






49. The reason the work was created






50. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.