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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line






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






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






4. The rate at Which music moves






5. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






6. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance






7. 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.






8. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






10. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






18. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






22. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






26. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






28. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






29. Variation in volume






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






31. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color






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






33. Helps students see the connections among the arts






34. From Cuba






35. Dominican Republic






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






37. From Cuba






38. The juxtaposition of opposites






39. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






42. The rate at Which music moves






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






44. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.






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






46. Consists of 8 notes






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






48. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color






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






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