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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. Part of the stage closest to the audience






2. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






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






7. Consists of 8 notes






8. Variation in volume






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. The distance between each note






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






15. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






17. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






20. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






22. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






26. The movement of a point through space.






27. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






31. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






32. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






33. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






35. The brightness of color - its vividness






36. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






38. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






41. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






42. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






45. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






46. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface






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






48. The rate at Which music moves






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






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