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






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






3. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






6. The tune of a song






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






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






9. The reason the work was created






10. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






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






16. Dominican Republic






17. Dominican Republic






18. 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.






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






20. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






21. The reason the work was created






22. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






23. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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






27. The rate at Which music moves






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






29. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






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






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






35. The tactile quality of a work of art






36. A collage in three dimensions






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






38. The movement of a point through space.






39. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






40. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






43. The tune of a song






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






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






46. The rate at Which music moves






47. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






48. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






50. The two-dimensional equivalent of form