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






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






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






4. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






5. 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.






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






7. A collage in three dimensions






8. The reason the work was created






9. A ballroom dance from Argentina






10. The tune of a song






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






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






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






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






15. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






16. A distinctive quality to the sound






17. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






19. Variation in volume






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






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






22. Dominican Republic






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






24. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






26. A collage in three dimensions






27. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Dominican Republic






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






38. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






39. 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.






40. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






43. Variation in volume






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






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






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






47. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






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