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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






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






6. From Cuba






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






8. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






12. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






22. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






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






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






28. The practice of creating or performing works of art






29. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






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






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






35. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






37. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






40. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






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






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






45. The rate at Which music moves






46. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






48. Variation in volume






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






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