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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking






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






3. A collage in three dimensions






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






5. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






7. The distance between each note






8. The brightness of color - its vividness






9. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






11. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






13. Helps students see the connections among the arts






14. From Cuba






15. The reason the work was created






16. The reason the work was created






17. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






20. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






22. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






25. The movement of a point through space.






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






27. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






30. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






33. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






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






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






38. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






42. The brightness of color - its vividness






43. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






45. A collage in three dimensions






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






47. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






49. The tactile quality of a work of art






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