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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 juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






5. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






8. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. The tune of a song






16. Variation in volume






17. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






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






22. Dominican Republic






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






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






25. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






26. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






31. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






33. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






34. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






36. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






38. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






41. The reason the work was created






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






43. The distance between each note






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






45. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






47. Where and when actors will move on stage






48. Part of the stage closest to the audience






49. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form






50. The reason the work was created