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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. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
chord
creative expression
movement
rumba
2. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
waltz
abstract art
square dancing
color
3. Part of the stage closest to the audience
mie
downstage
theme
intensity
4. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
Kabuki
cubism
mixed media
force/energy
5. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
dance
cubism
mixed media
hue
6. The tactile quality of a work of art
repetition
texture
movement
swing
7. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
space
elements of dance
subject-centered instruction
salsa
8. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
perspective
arena stage
elements of music
tango
9. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
cubism
repetition
thrust stage
swing
10. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
social dance
performance dance
elements of music
space
11. A collage in three dimensions
assemblage
syncopation
polka
flamenco
12. A ballroom dance from Argentina
assemblage
tango
Charleston
flamenco
13. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
dynamics
proscenium
dynamics
Charleston
14. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
syncopation
meringue
rumba
performance dance
15. A distinctive quality to the sound
timbre
force/energy
form
collage
16. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
cubism
history of theater
waltz
flamenco
17. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
space
harmony
performance dance
value
18. From Cuba
blocking
social dance
mambo
shape
19. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
contrast
blocking
mystery plays
balance
20. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
movement
mambo
perspective
form
21. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
abstract art
timbre
arts and other core subjects
force/energy
22. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
performance dance
Noh
assessment of art
time
23. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
flamenco
interval
force/energy
rumba
24. Where and when actors will move on stage
blocking
rumba
creative expression
rhythm
25. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
samba
twist
creative expression
proscenium
26. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
social dance
Noh
intensity
27. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
aesthetic valuing
subject-centered instruction
harmony
chord
28. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
force/energy
syncopation
theme
social dance
29. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
twist
timbre
creative expression
repetition
30. The distance between each note
interval
flamenco
Charleston
mystery plays
31. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
form
harmony
connecting the arts disciplines
syncopation
32. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
shape
mie
performance dance
arena stage
33. The movement of a point through space.
assemblage
texture
history of theater
form
34. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
harmony
famous playwrights
balance
tango
35. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
form
proscenium
repetition
movement
36. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
melody
hue
performance dance
rhythm
37. 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.
elements of dance
arts and other core subjects
force/energy
mie
38. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
creative expression
artistic perception
theme
foxtrot
39. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
syncopation
solfege
hue
twist
40. The juxtaposition of opposites
harmony
twist
contrast
social dance
41. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
creative expression
principles of art
mixed media
abstract art
42. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
downstage
space
impressionist style
syncopation
43. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
rumba
pacing
upstage
mie
44. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
dance
dominance
principles of art
mixed media
45. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
space
emphasis
harmony
upstage
46. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
repetition
cubism
hanamichi
melody
47. The juxtaposition of opposites
contrast
dance
twist
thrust stage
48. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
shape
time
form
unity
49. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
impressionist style
interval
octave
polka
50. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
cubism
flamenco
Kabuki
principles of art