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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. From Cuba






2. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






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






7. A distinctive quality to the sound






8. Variation in volume






9. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






10. The practice of creating or performing works of art






11. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






12. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good






13. Variation in volume






14. From Cuba






15. The reason the work was created






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






17. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






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






21. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






23. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






25. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






27. A collage in three dimensions






28. Part of the stage closest to the audience






29. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.






30. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






31. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






33. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






37. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






38. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






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






49. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






50. 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.