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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form






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






3. A collage in three dimensions






4. From Cuba






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The rate at Which music moves






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






16. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






18. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






22. The tune of a song






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






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






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






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






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






28. A ballroom dance from Argentina






29. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






32. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






34. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






35. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






37. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






42. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






43. 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.






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






45. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






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






47. The distance between each note






48. The reason the work was created






49. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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