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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






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






3. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






6. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






9. 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.






10. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






13. The reason the work was created






14. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






15. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






18. Consists of 8 notes






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






20. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






24. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






27. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






30. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






32. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






33. The juxtaposition of opposites






34. The brightness of color - its vividness






35. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






36. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






38. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






39. From Cuba






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






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






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






44. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






46. A collage in three dimensions






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






48. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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