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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Where and when actors will move on stage






10. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






14. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






17. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






19. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






20. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






21. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






22. 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.






23. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






27. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






28. The movement of a point through space.






29. Consists of 8 notes






30. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






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






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






35. Variation in volume






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






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






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






39. Helps students see the connections among the arts






40. The distance between each note






41. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






43. From Cuba






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






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






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






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






48. Variation in volume






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






50. Helps students see the connections among the arts