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CSET Performing Arts III
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Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. responding to simple oral instructions (reach - turn walk) - vocabulary of opposites (wiggle/freeze - high/low)
Euripides
dithyramb
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
2. Operatic performance the story is told mainly through singing. However - an opera also involves instrumental music - acting - dancing - sets and costumes
opera
European Opera
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
Sophocles
3. This term is used to refer to drama as an art form as well as to the building in which it is performed.
Sophocles
theatre
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
Isadora Duncan
4. 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
square dancing
chinese opera
opera
tragedy
5. The area in which you move; the area around you
Japanese theater: Kabuki
space
square dancing
Teaching creative expression primary
6. Modern dance pioneer - Greek influence - break away from constricting requirements of ballet
polka
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
Teaching creative expression: middle school
Isadora Duncan
7. 'Porgy and Bess' by George Gershwin blended Broadway musical with African - American music
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
proscenium arch
American opera
Teaching artistic perception -8th
8. King of comedy in 1600s - His most famous play was 'Tartuffe' a witty play about religious hypocrisy
Moliere
flamenco
Teaching creative expression: middle school
proscenium arch
9. Use dance vocabulary to describe movements (unity - variety - force) - physically connect movement phrases with smooth transitions
Comedy
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
Japanese theater: Kabuki
flamenco
10. 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.
Japanese theater NOH
theatre
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
Teaching creative expression: middle school
11. Originated in Spain - amoung gypsy dancers
Globe theater
flamenco
chinese opera
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
12. The relationship of one movement or part of a movement to another
time
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
dithyramb
flamenco
13. 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)
square dancing
theatre
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
polka
14. 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
dionysian festivals
Comedy
square dancing
Sophocles
15. The arts prepare students to provide understanding of systems - manipulation of information - and use of resources.
Martha Graham
American opera
Teaching artistic perception -8th
What do arts prepare students for?
16. 'Hamlet'
proscenium arch
samba
William shakespeare
dithyramb
17. Choral song: was an ancient Greek hymn sung and danced in honor of Dionysus - the god of wine and fertility
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
polka
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
dithyramb
18. Improvisation to respond to various music and oral prompts - younger children dance alone - 2nd learning to work with partners
opera
polka
samba
Teaching creative expression primary
19. The degree of muscular tension and use of energy while moving; the use of weight
Euripides
force/energy
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
Globe theater
20. 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
Martha Graham
Teaching creative expression primary
square dancing
Sophocles
21. Dances that originated in America in 20th century
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
William shakespeare
chinese opera
flamenco
22. Learn dances specific to 18th and 19th century America - 8th graders can describe functions of dance and compare and contrast different forms of dance
polka
samba
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
Moliere
23. Argentina (Spanish) origin - influenced both by ancient African rhythms and the music from Europe.
tango
Sophocles
Comedy
Japanese theater NOH
24. 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
polka
proscenium arch
Comedy
Martha Graham
25. K learning simple folk dances where they come from and functions - 2nd name and perform rhythms from various traditions
polka
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
26. 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
Euripides
Globe theater
Isadora Duncan
force/energy
27. Mother of modern dance
Globe theater
William shakespeare
theatre
Martha Graham
28. 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.
Globe theater
Greek vs Midieval drama
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
29. 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
space
opera
thrust stage
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
30. Began in 16th century Italy. Often used traditional legends - myths or folktales as the basis for their librettos or written text.
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
European Opera
tango
American opera
31. Brazilian origin - 2/4 time but quick
time
Sophocles
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
samba
32. A motif in theatre is a theme that is repeated and developed in artistic work or a decorative design or pattern.
theater motif
polka
Moliere
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
33. Create - memorize - and perform variety of simple dance forms - work cooperatively in groups to create dance
Teaching creative expression: middle school
Globe theater
square dancing
time
34. Use dance vocabulary to analyze elements and components of dance - understand artistic intent - range of movement expanding
Japanese theater NOH
Teaching artistic perception -8th
polka
What do arts prepare students for?
35. Fuse African dance and European styles - mambo - samba - meringue - rumba
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
force/energy
Martha Graham
Teaching artistic perception -8th
36. Greek drama was performed at religious festivals and in outside amphitheaters - Medieval drama evolved in the Church from musical elaborations of the service.
Martha Graham
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
time
Greek vs Midieval drama
37. Critically evaluate dance in terms of the elements
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
samba
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
Teaching creative expression primary
38. Learn to distinguish 1 dance from another - explain and demonstrate being good audience
tango
American opera
Moliere
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
39. Creates a 'window' around the scenery and performers. 'picture frame'
square dancing
opera
proscenium arch
Japanese theater NOH
40. 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.
dionysian festivals
Japanese theater: Kabuki
thrust stage
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
41. Roots from European folk dancing
space
square dancing
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
dionysian festivals
42. 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
tragedy
Greek vs Midieval drama
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
dithyramb