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