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






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






3. The reason the work was created






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






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






6. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






9. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






11. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface






12. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






14. A collage in three dimensions






15. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






17. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






25. The tactile quality of a work of art






26. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






37. Consists of 8 notes






38. The distance between each note






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






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






41. 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.






42. The rate at Which music moves






43. The tactile quality of a work of art






44. The movement of a point through space.






45. Where and when actors will move on stage






46. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface






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






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






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






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