Congratulations, you have just been hired as an artistic director for a dance company! as the director, you are in charge of the dancing, music, scenery, costumes, and story line. to produce a good show you need to blend all of these parts.

first, select a name for your dance company. then briefly explain the general theme or story line behind the performance. afterwards, describe the music you would choose. will there be a particular theme song, artist, or general music genre (etc. classical, hip hop, or pop) that you are basing the choreography around? what type of dance will be used in your performance? next, consider the scenery. how will you arrange the stage? what is the setting, location, or place of a particular scene or act in the performance? will the dancers be using props or dancing around any objects? in addition, think about the costumes you have designed. create a sketch or find a picture of at least one costume that will be used in the performance. think about the colors and designs you have selected. be able to explain the reason why you have selected the piece and how it goes with the theme / story line of the performance. attach a scanned copy of the sketch or cut and paste an example you may have found on the internet to the assignment.

be sure to type your answer in essay format in a word document. the assignment should be at least 2 paragraphs of approximately 4-5 sentences each. your response should be well organized, logical, and include many supporting details that answer the questions above. if a viewer were to read your essay, they should be able to know what questions i asked above without actually having to read the assignment.

Match the vocabulary word to the correct definition. 1. brunelleschi 2. david 3. the birth of venus 4. donatello 5. leonardo da vinci a. important renaissance architect. b. often held up as the prototype of the “renaissance man.” he was a painter, sculptor, mathematician, inventor, musician, and anatomist among his other interests. c. painting by botticelli shows the goddess venus emerging from the sea. d. regarded by art historians as the greatest sculptor of the earlyrenaissance period. e. created between 1501 and 1504, this 17-foot-tall marble sculpture was first intended to be placed on the roof of the cathedral offlorence. 2. match the vocabulary word to the correct definition. 1. vitruvian man 2. sfumato 3. jan van eyck 4. domenicos theotokopoulos a. known as el greco, he was one mannerist artist who was known for dark, gloomy paintings that often featured figures so elongated and out of proportion that they almost seem to have been tortured into their shapes b. flemish painter known as “the father of the oil painting.” c. done in ink on paper by leonardo da vinci, the drawing shows the human figure combined with geometry. d. the appearance of a fine haze in a painting, which creates greater warmth around the figures and gives the scene a more dream-like appearance. 3. match the vocabulary word to the correct definition. 1. raphael 2. the school of athens 3. mona lisa 4. pieta a. famous sculpture that depicts the virgin mary holding the body ofjesus after he had been crucified. b. portrait painted by da vinci, c. famous high renaissance painter known for the school of athens. d. painted by raphael, the painting shows the greek philosophersplato and aristotle 4. match the vocabulary word to the correct definition. 1. the last supper 2. master of flemalle 3. michelangelo 4. mannerism a. one of the first pieces to give us the classic high renaissance style.the painting shows jesus with his twelve disciples at the dinner shortly before his crucifixion. b. western period of art from around 1520 to 1600; it followed thehigh renaissance period. c. believed to have been the painter robert campin by most art scholars today. he gave us one of the first paintings to include a sense of perspective and space. d. often viewed by the public as having a touch of the divine, as evidenced by his nickname il divino; regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time. he created the famous david statue.

Which of the following is true about artist during the renaissance?

In the artwork "that gentleman" by andrew wyeth how intense are the colors? what are their individual values and temperature?