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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The tune of a song






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






10. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






13. The reason the work was created






14. From Cuba






15. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






26. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






28. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






29. The rate at Which music moves






30. Part of the stage closest to the audience






31. Where and when actors will move on stage






32. A collage in three dimensions






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






34. From Cuba






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






36. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






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






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






42. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






45. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






47. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






49. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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