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






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






3. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






6. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






7. The distance between each note






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






9. The rate at Which music moves






10. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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






14. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






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






19. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)






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






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






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






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






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






25. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The tune of a song






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






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






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






37. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)






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






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 practice of creating or performing works of art






41. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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