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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






5. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






6. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






9. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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






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






14. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






17. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






20. From Cuba






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






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






23. The tune of a song






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






25. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






28. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






29. The practice of creating or performing works of art






30. The movement of a point through space.






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






32. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






34. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






36. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






37. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






39. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






44. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






45. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






46. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






49. Helps students see the connections among the arts






50. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork