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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Helps students see the connections among the arts
chord
polka
connecting the arts disciplines
harmony
2. The distance between each note
twist
dynamics
interval
form
3. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
Noh
time
square dancing
form
4. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
salsa
artistic perception
flamenco
aesthetic valuing
5. Where and when actors will move on stage
blocking
intensity
texture
twist
6. The juxtaposition of opposites
movement
contrast
dynamics
mixed media
7. Variation in volume
connecting the arts disciplines
principles of art
dynamics
Kabuki
8. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
square dancing
artistic perception
samba
tango
9. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
artistic perception
meringue
subject-centered instruction
types of visual arts
10. The practice of creating or performing works of art
harmony
famous playwrights
creative expression
artistic perception
11. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
waltz
thrust stage
space
collage
12. The reason the work was created
space
theme
rhythm
tango
13. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
balance
hue
Noh
dynamics
14. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mystery plays
meringue
foxtrot
Noh
15. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
perspective
tempo
timbre
salsa
16. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
flamenco
elements of dance
creative expression
balance
17. Consists of 8 notes
Noh
intensity
octave
polka
18. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
octave
upstage
color
flamenco
19. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
collage
foxtrot
artistic perception
impressionist style
20. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
samba
space
Noh
Charleston
21. Where and when actors will move on stage
repetition
hue
social dance
blocking
22. A collage in three dimensions
time
shape
assemblage
octave
23. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
emphasis
social dance
swing
twist
24. The brightness of color - its vividness
impressionist style
mambo
abstract art
intensity
25. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
intensity
history of theater
hanamichi
arena stage
26. The brightness of color - its vividness
space
upstage
time
intensity
27. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
emphasis
repetition
history of theater
performance dance
28. Variation in volume
timbre
Noh
dynamics
history of theater
29. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
thrust stage
Noh
polka
types of visual arts
30. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
unity
dynamics
types of visual arts
31. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
cubism
principles of art
waltz
salsa
32. A ballroom dance from Argentina
tango
history of theater
flamenco
social dance
33. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
force/energy
connecting the arts disciplines
twist
subject-centered instruction
34. The juxtaposition of opposites
proscenium
force/energy
contrast
harmony
35. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
downstage
history of theater
Kabuki
assemblage
36. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
elements of music
waltz
balance
mie
37. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
dominance
texture
chord
proscenium
38. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
emphasis
mie
unity
solfege
39. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
upstage
Charleston
Kabuki
space
40. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
harmony
rhythm
square dancing
value
41. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
chord
waltz
form
types of visual arts
42. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
assessment of art
artistic perception
texture
hue
43. 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.
timbre
performance dance
arts and other core subjects
elements of dance
44. The distance between each note
principles of art
timbre
melody
interval
45. The movement of a point through space.
collage
flamenco
form
rhythm
46. A ballroom dance from Argentina
principles of art
tango
abstract art
rumba
47. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
intensity
dynamics
space
flamenco
48. Dominican Republic
meringue
solfege
social dance
famous playwrights
49. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
assemblage
creative expression
rhythm
elements of music
50. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
abstract art
melody
chord
swing