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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning






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






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






4. The rate at Which music moves






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






6. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






8. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






10. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






13. From Cuba






14. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






15. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






17. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






18. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body






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






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






21. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






23. The reason the work was created






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






25. Dominican Republic






26. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






27. Where and when actors will move on stage






28. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






30. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






32. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






34. A collage in three dimensions






35. The movement of a point through space.






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






37. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)






38. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






42. A distinctive quality to the sound






43. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body






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






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






46. The distance between each note






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






48. The reason the work was created






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






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