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






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






3. 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.






4. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






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






9. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






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






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






12. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






17. A collage in three dimensions






18. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






22. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






24. Dominican Republic






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






26. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






30. The brightness of color - its vividness






31. Variation in volume






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






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






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






35. Where and when actors will move on stage






36. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time






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






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






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






40. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






42. Dominican Republic






43. The distance between each note






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






45. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






49. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






50. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals