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






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






3. The brightness of color - its vividness






4. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






5. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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






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






10. The distance between each note






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






12. Where and when actors will move on stage






13. The movement of a point through space.






14. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. Part of the stage closest to the audience






21. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






24. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






27. The tactile quality of a work of art






28. The distance between each note






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






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






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






32. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






34. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






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






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






40. A ballroom dance from Argentina






41. The reason the work was created






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






43. The rate at Which music moves






44. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






48. The juxtaposition of opposites






49. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






50. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.