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






2. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






6. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






9. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






12. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






13. Dominican Republic






14. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






31. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good






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






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






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






35. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






38. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






40. Helps students see the connections among the arts






41. Variation in volume






42. Helps students see the connections among the arts






43. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






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 distinctive quality to the sound






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






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