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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. The brightness of color - its vividness






2. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






5. Consists of 8 notes






6. Helps students see the connections among the arts






7. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






14. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






17. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






18. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






21. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






22. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






23. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






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






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






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






29. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The reason the work was created






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






38. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






40. Variation in volume






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






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






43. The tune of a song






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






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






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






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






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






49. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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