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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. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
arts and other core subjects
tempo
cubism
Noh
2. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
assessment of art
perspective
force/energy
connecting the arts disciplines
3. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
unity
aesthetic valuing
history of theater
space
4. The reason the work was created
flamenco
abstract art
history of theater
theme
5. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
Kabuki
downstage
solfege
elements of music
6. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
dominance
rumba
hanamichi
syncopation
7. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
aesthetic valuing
syncopation
swing
unity
8. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
rhythm
time
twist
timbre
9. 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.
arts and other core subjects
interval
impressionist style
foxtrot
10. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
meringue
arena stage
swing
space
11. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
mystery plays
dominance
timbre
12. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
arena stage
time
repetition
intensity
13. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
elements of dance
famous playwrights
artistic perception
force/energy
14. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
twist
mie
tempo
dominance
15. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
rumba
principles of art
abstract art
mystery plays
16. A collage in three dimensions
principles of art
aesthetic valuing
Noh
assemblage
17. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
Noh
form
flamenco
theme
18. Consists of 8 notes
octave
texture
square dancing
waltz
19. A distinctive quality to the sound
types of visual arts
form
arts and other core subjects
timbre
20. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
dance
mixed media
principles of art
foxtrot
21. The distance between each note
interval
cubism
proscenium
dominance
22. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
hanamichi
impressionist style
balance
mambo
23. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
interval
assessment of art
upstage
24. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
artistic perception
subject-centered instruction
famous playwrights
mie
25. A collage in three dimensions
octave
meringue
time
assemblage
26. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
perspective
thrust stage
Kabuki
form
27. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
waltz
value
Noh
mie
28. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
square dancing
salsa
samba
balance
29. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
arts and other core subjects
dynamics
foxtrot
color
30. Helps students see the connections among the arts
principles of art
connecting the arts disciplines
dominance
movement
31. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
space
form
elements of dance
emphasis
32. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
samba
artistic perception
mixed media
arts and other core subjects
33. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
salsa
flamenco
foxtrot
movement
34. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
creative expression
value
collage
space
35. The tune of a song
foxtrot
rhythm
melody
performance dance
36. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
dance
twist
thrust stage
proscenium
37. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
history of theater
mixed media
form
repetition
38. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
performance dance
assemblage
principles of art
aesthetic valuing
39. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
contrast
connecting the arts disciplines
theme
rumba
40. Variation in volume
cubism
history of theater
dynamics
upstage
41. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
flamenco
form
types of visual arts
principles of art
42. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
creative expression
Charleston
shape
twist
43. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
impressionist style
value
time
elements of music
44. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
contrast
unity
artistic perception
foxtrot
45. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
principles of art
twist
tango
tango
46. A distinctive quality to the sound
polka
timbre
elements of music
social dance
47. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
interval
connecting the arts disciplines
upstage
dynamics
48. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
collage
syncopation
Kabuki
pacing
49. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
mie
value
foxtrot
subject-centered instruction
50. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
assessment of art
polka
theme
salsa