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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A distinctive quality to the sound






2. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






5. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






8. Part of the stage closest to the audience






9. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






10. The distance between each note






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






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






13. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






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






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






19. A distinctive quality to the sound






20. The rate at Which music moves






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






22. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






24. From Cuba






25. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork






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






27. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






29. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






32. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






33. 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.






34. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The tune of a song






43. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






46. The distance between each note






47. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






48. A collage in three dimensions






49. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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