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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






3. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






6. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






10. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






12. The tune of a song






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






14. Consists of 8 notes






15. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






16. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






18. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






40. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






43. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






45. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






46. Helps students see the connections among the arts






47. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






49. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






50. Part of the stage farthest from the audience