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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






3. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning






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






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






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






7. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






9. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






13. Variation in volume






14. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






15. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.






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






17. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The movement of a point through space.






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






26. Consists of 8 notes






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






28. The brightness of color - its vividness






29. Dominican Republic






30. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






31. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






32. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






33. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






34. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






35. Variation in volume






36. The brightness of color - its vividness






37. The tune of a song






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






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






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






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






42. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






45. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






48. A collage in three dimensions






49. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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