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CSET Performing Arts III
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Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Roots from European folk dancing
square dancing
Japanese theater: Kabuki
European Opera
Moliere
2. Use dance vocabulary to describe movements (unity - variety - force) - physically connect movement phrases with smooth transitions
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
William shakespeare
What do arts prepare students for?
force/energy
3. Along with Sophocles refined playwriting (Madea - woman who killed her husband after coming home from war) - introduced elements of comedy and exploration into psyches - representation of traditional - mythical heroes as ordinary people in extraordin
Japanese theater: Kabuki
theatre
What do arts prepare students for?
Euripides
4. responding to simple oral instructions (reach - turn walk) - vocabulary of opposites (wiggle/freeze - high/low)
force/energy
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
What do arts prepare students for?
5. England was the most famous - and is associated with William Shakespeare. The center of the theater was open to the sky. Curtains were not used.
Teaching artistic perception -8th
American opera
Globe theater
opera
6. 'Hamlet'
William shakespeare
tragedy
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
7. The area in which you move; the area around you
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
dionysian festivals
American opera
space
8. A motif in theatre is a theme that is repeated and developed in artistic work or a decorative design or pattern.
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
dionysian festivals
theater motif
chinese opera
9. Learn to distinguish 1 dance from another - explain and demonstrate being good audience
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
Moliere
Teaching artistic perception -8th
Sophocles
10. Mother of modern dance
Martha Graham
Comedy
Greek vs Midieval drama
samba
11. King of comedy in 1600s - His most famous play was 'Tartuffe' a witty play about religious hypocrisy
samba
Greek vs Midieval drama
Moliere
Teaching artistic perception -8th
12. Create - memorize - and perform variety of simple dance forms - work cooperatively in groups to create dance
Teaching creative expression: middle school
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
thrust stage
tragedy
13. Aristonphanes and his comedic parodies - Lysistrata (she persuades all women to withhold sex from warring men) and Aeusylus - blunder or ugliness which does not cause pain or disaster
time
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
Comedy
proscenium arch
14. This term is used to refer to drama as an art form as well as to the building in which it is performed.
American opera
Moliere
Japanese theater: Kabuki
theatre
15. Noh Theater often includes a ghost - The performances are very formal dance dramas - Performances can last 10 hours - All performers are men - Props signify characters.
time
tango
Japanese theater NOH
Moliere
16. Began in 16th century Italy. Often used traditional legends - myths or folktales as the basis for their librettos or written text.
tragedy
William shakespeare
European Opera
Comedy
17. Critically evaluate dance in terms of the elements
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
dionysian festivals
Teaching creative expression primary
tango
18. credited to Thespis and Aeschylus (in drama added a 2nd actor - The Orestea - Agamemnon) - main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow - especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw - moral weakness - or inability to cope with unfavor
polka
tango
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
tragedy
19. Greek drama was performed at religious festivals and in outside amphitheaters - Medieval drama evolved in the Church from musical elaborations of the service.
Greek vs Midieval drama
samba
What do arts prepare students for?
square dancing
20. vivacious couple dance of Bohemian origin in double time; was a basic pattern of hop - step - close - step; a lively Bohemian dance tune in 2/4 time - Czech peasant dance - developed in Eastern Bohemia (Eastern Europe)
Teaching creative expression: middle school
proscenium arch
polka
Globe theater
21. K learning simple folk dances where they come from and functions - 2nd name and perform rhythms from various traditions
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
Japanese theater: Kabuki
American opera
Teaching creative expression primary
22. The degree of muscular tension and use of energy while moving; the use of weight
Japanese theater NOH
Martha Graham
Euripides
force/energy
23. Originated in Spain - amoung gypsy dancers
Greek vs Midieval drama
flamenco
square dancing
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
24. Choral song: was an ancient Greek hymn sung and danced in honor of Dionysus - the god of wine and fertility
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
Greek vs Midieval drama
dithyramb
Isadora Duncan
25. Brazilian origin - 2/4 time but quick
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
proscenium arch
samba
American opera
26. Learn dances specific to 18th and 19th century America - 8th graders can describe functions of dance and compare and contrast different forms of dance
American opera
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
Euripides
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
27. Like the Noh drama - is full of ghosts and supernatural situations - Costumes weigh up to 50 lbs. or more and take hours to assemble - Men play the part of women.
proscenium arch
dionysian festivals
Japanese theater: Kabuki
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
28. Creates a 'window' around the scenery and performers. 'picture frame'
Globe theater
proscenium arch
samba
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
29. Dances that originated in America in 20th century
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
square dancing
dithyramb
Teaching artistic perception -8th
30. Operatic performance the story is told mainly through singing. However - an opera also involves instrumental music - acting - dancing - sets and costumes
Teaching artistic perception -8th
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
opera
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
31. The relationship of one movement or part of a movement to another
time
Teaching creative expression primary
samba
square dancing
32. The ancient Greeks believed Dionysus - the god of wine and revelry - died and was reborn every year. They held celebrations in his honor in the spring and fall - after the grape harvest. Every form of western drama has its origins in these Dionysian
Euripides
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
dionysian festivals
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
33. A part of the main stage that goes into the audience and brings the actors closer to the audience - The audience is on 3 sides of the stage
Sophocles
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
thrust stage
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
34. playwriter (after Aeschylus) Oedipus and Antigone (sister who wants to bury body of brother who is killed by another brother) - added a 3rd actor - eliminating strong need for chorus
Sophocles
Martha Graham
thrust stage
space
35. Fuse African dance and European styles - mambo - samba - meringue - rumba
What do arts prepare students for?
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
36. 'Porgy and Bess' by George Gershwin blended Broadway musical with African - American music
Greek vs Midieval drama
Teaching artistic perception -8th
samba
American opera
37. The arts prepare students to provide understanding of systems - manipulation of information - and use of resources.
Martha Graham
thrust stage
What do arts prepare students for?
space
38. A gong sounds to begin the play - There is no scenery; it is the actor's job to create the environment - Mime - drama - music and acrobatics are blended - Makeup is rich and colorful - Costumes are elaborate - Until 1911 no women performed - only men
polka
Isadora Duncan
chinese opera
square dancing
39. Use dance vocabulary to analyze elements and components of dance - understand artistic intent - range of movement expanding
European Opera
Moliere
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
Teaching artistic perception -8th
40. Improvisation to respond to various music and oral prompts - younger children dance alone - 2nd learning to work with partners
Teaching creative expression primary
Euripides
tango
polka
41. Modern dance pioneer - Greek influence - break away from constricting requirements of ballet
Japanese theater: Kabuki
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
Isadora Duncan
42. Argentina (Spanish) origin - influenced both by ancient African rhythms and the music from Europe.
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
tango
space
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean