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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






8. The reason the work was created






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






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






11. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






14. The distance between each note






15. Where and when actors will move on stage






16. The tune of a song






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






18. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






19. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






20. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms






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






22. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






23. Consists of 8 notes






24. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






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






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






30. The juxtaposition of opposites






31. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






35. The reason the work was created






36. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






37. The tune of a song






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






39. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






43. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






45. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






47. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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