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






2. 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.






3. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






4. A collage in three dimensions






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






6. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






9. The tune of a song






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






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






12. Dominican Republic






13. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






15. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






16. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Variation in volume






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






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






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






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






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






30. The rate at Which music moves






31. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






34. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






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






39. Consists of 8 notes






40. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






43. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






44. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






45. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






47. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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