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






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






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






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






5. Variation in volume






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






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






8. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.






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






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






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






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






13. The movement of a point through space.






14. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






18. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






19. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






20. Where and when actors will move on stage






21. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






24. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






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






28. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






29. The reason the work was created






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






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






32. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character






33. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






36. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






38. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






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






43. The distance between each note






44. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






45. The practice of creating or performing works of art






46. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character






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






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






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






50. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.