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






2. 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.






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






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






5. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






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






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






11. The rate at Which music moves






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






13. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






18. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






21. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






24. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






25. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence






26. From Cuba






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






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






29. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






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






33. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






35. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






36. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






37. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






39. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






43. Variation in volume






44. Variation in volume






45. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence






46. Dominican Republic






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






48. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






50. Consists of 8 notes