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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where and when actors will move on stage






2. The tune of a song






3. The reason the work was created






4. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






5. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






8. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A distinctive quality to the sound






17. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line






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






19. Helps students see the connections among the arts






20. The rate at Which music moves






21. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






22. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






23. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






24. The tactile quality of a work of art






25. The rate at Which music moves






26. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. From Cuba






33. A collage in three dimensions






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






35. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






38. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






39. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






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






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






45. Part of the stage closest to the audience






46. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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






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