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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)






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






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






4. Dominican Republic






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






6. The brightness of color - its vividness






7. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






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






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






12. Helps students see the connections among the arts






13. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






15. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. The reason the work was created






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






22. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






25. The movement of a point through space.






26. Part of the stage closest to the audience






27. Consists of 8 notes






28. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






29. The distance between each note






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






31. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






34. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






36. A distinctive quality to the sound






37. Variation in volume






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






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






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






41. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






43. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The tune of a song