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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. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character






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






3. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






5. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






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






10. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.






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






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






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






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






15. The movement of a point through space.






16. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






19. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






22. From Cuba






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






33. Part of the stage closest to the audience






34. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






36. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






38. The brightness of color - its vividness






39. The practice of creating or performing works of art






40. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






42. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






44. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






45. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






48. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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