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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character






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






3. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






6. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






10. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






12. The reason the work was created






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






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






15. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






16. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






18. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






21. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






24. The movement of a point through space.






25. The rate at Which music moves






26. From Cuba






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






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






29. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






31. From Cuba






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






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






34. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Where and when actors will move on stage






42. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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