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






2. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






4. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






6. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






7. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






11. A collage in three dimensions






12. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






15. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






16. The distance between each note






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






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






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






20. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






22. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






23. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






25. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






26. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






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






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






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






32. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






34. Helps students see the connections among the arts






35. Variation in volume






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






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






38. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






41. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






45. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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






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






50. The reason the work was created