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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. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
polka
waltz
octave
flamenco
2. 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
octave
arts and other core subjects
twist
3. The juxtaposition of opposites
downstage
dance
contrast
blocking
4. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
waltz
downstage
balance
Noh
5. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
mie
pacing
aesthetic valuing
Charleston
6. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
collage
texture
syncopation
history of theater
7. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
emphasis
rhythm
Noh
assessment of art
8. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
contrast
polka
types of visual arts
arena stage
9. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
chord
perspective
cubism
waltz
10. The rate at Which music moves
elements of dance
tempo
repetition
subject-centered instruction
11. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
emphasis
tempo
color
interval
12. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
polka
interval
rumba
proscenium
13. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
foxtrot
space
time
artistic perception
14. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
intensity
impressionist style
octave
perspective
15. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
unity
timbre
space
hue
16. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
space
pacing
rumba
form
17. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
color
mystery plays
interval
history of theater
18. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
rhythm
samba
rhythm
mambo
19. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
upstage
connecting the arts disciplines
movement
contrast
20. The tune of a song
melody
waltz
aesthetic valuing
elements of dance
21. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
arena stage
mixed media
mie
social dance
22. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
rhythm
swing
proscenium
performance dance
23. The movement of a point through space.
form
shape
waltz
tempo
24. The juxtaposition of opposites
Noh
types of visual arts
contrast
salsa
25. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
emphasis
tango
principles of art
dominance
26. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
assessment of art
rumba
thrust stage
repetition
27. Consists of 8 notes
octave
social dance
thrust stage
shape
28. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
assessment of art
color
texture
dominance
29. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
salsa
hanamichi
foxtrot
theme
30. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
repetition
collage
rhythm
dominance
31. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
abstract art
space
swing
Noh
32. Where and when actors will move on stage
performance dance
connecting the arts disciplines
blocking
dominance
33. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
thrust stage
twist
timbre
cubism
34. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
perspective
foxtrot
dominance
artistic perception
35. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
intensity
value
movement
creative expression
36. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
elements of dance
rumba
history of theater
mie
37. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
interval
solfege
force/energy
flamenco
38. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
space
intensity
famous playwrights
downstage
39. The practice of creating or performing works of art
space
creative expression
salsa
color
40. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
form
dominance
harmony
samba
41. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
mie
blocking
hue
upstage
42. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
mie
hanamichi
foxtrot
mambo
43. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
rumba
downstage
octave
twist
44. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
square dancing
mie
hanamichi
cubism
45. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
shape
texture
arena stage
artistic perception
46. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
hanamichi
polka
samba
Kabuki
47. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
value
connecting the arts disciplines
value
hanamichi
48. A collage in three dimensions
assemblage
theme
tango
blocking
49. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
Kabuki
balance
interval
creative expression
50. Helps students see the connections among the arts
salsa
connecting the arts disciplines
rumba
swing