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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. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






4. Variation in volume






5. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






7. Consists of 8 notes






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






9. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






10. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






11. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






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






13. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






14. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






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






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






20. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






21. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






30. Part of the stage closest to the audience






31. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






32. The practice of creating or performing works of art






33. The movement of a point through space.






34. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






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






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






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






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






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






40. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. The distance between each note






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






49. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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