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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme






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






3. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






7. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






8. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






11. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






13. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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






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






18. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






21. The distance between each note






22. Variation in volume






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






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






25. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






26. The rate at Which music moves






27. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






30. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






33. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






36. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






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






41. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






44. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






47. Dominican Republic






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






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






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