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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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1. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
swing
Kabuki
perspective
texture
2. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
interval
famous playwrights
chord
subject-centered instruction
3. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
movement
rumba
hue
mixed media
4. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
connecting the arts disciplines
salsa
thrust stage
shape
5. The reason the work was created
theme
harmony
principles of art
upstage
6. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
assessment of art
collage
contrast
octave
7. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
artistic perception
square dancing
history of theater
elements of dance
8. The reason the work was created
shape
downstage
theme
swing
9. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
color
balance
mystery plays
mie
10. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
subject-centered instruction
form
pacing
mambo
11. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
rhythm
impressionist style
waltz
subject-centered instruction
12. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
elements of dance
performance dance
perspective
emphasis
13. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
balance
intensity
meringue
mystery plays
14. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
principles of art
intensity
form
history of theater
15. From Cuba
syncopation
arena stage
flamenco
mambo
16. 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.
history of theater
hanamichi
dance
arts and other core subjects
17. The tactile quality of a work of art
chord
solfege
mystery plays
texture
18. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
proscenium
mambo
arena stage
Charleston
19. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
history of theater
downstage
blocking
movement
20. 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
performance dance
pacing
Kabuki
21. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
social dance
types of visual arts
melody
mystery plays
22. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
subject-centered instruction
mystery plays
famous playwrights
texture
23. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
twist
principles of art
aesthetic valuing
interval
24. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
subject-centered instruction
theme
samba
mixed media
25. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
connecting the arts disciplines
meringue
swing
assessment of art
26. The juxtaposition of opposites
space
color
time
contrast
27. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
value
rhythm
upstage
pacing
28. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
arena stage
rumba
dynamics
thrust stage
29. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
arts and other core subjects
swing
rhythm
melody
30. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
form
Noh
balance
dominance
31. The tune of a song
Kabuki
Noh
timbre
melody
32. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
polka
Charleston
color
unity
33. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
intensity
assessment of art
subject-centered instruction
famous playwrights
34. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
proscenium
dominance
twist
impressionist style
35. Part of the stage closest to the audience
foxtrot
downstage
famous playwrights
melody
36. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
elements of music
famous playwrights
intensity
unity
37. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
color
interval
assemblage
abstract art
38. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
cubism
mie
arena stage
flamenco
39. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
foxtrot
dynamics
syncopation
shape
40. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
unity
harmony
elements of dance
hanamichi
41. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
foxtrot
interval
pacing
unity
42. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
subject-centered instruction
mystery plays
creative expression
contrast
43. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
perspective
pacing
types of visual arts
rhythm
44. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
subject-centered instruction
hue
chord
interval
45. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
solfege
aesthetic valuing
meringue
collage
46. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
form
upstage
impressionist style
flamenco
47. A distinctive quality to the sound
square dancing
timbre
balance
arts and other core subjects
48. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
hue
intensity
dominance
twist
49. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
samba
syncopation
mixed media
balance
50. The movement of a point through space.
contrast
arena stage
form
tango