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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.






2. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






5. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






8. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






11. Variation in volume






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






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






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






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






16. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






18. The rate at Which music moves






19. The brightness of color - its vividness






20. The reason the work was created






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






22. From Cuba






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






24. Helps students see the connections among the arts






25. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






27. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






29. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






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






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






35. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






38. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






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






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






44. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






45. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






48. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






49. 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.






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