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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. Part of the stage closest to the audience
impressionist style
intensity
downstage
blocking
2. The movement of a point through space.
mie
form
salsa
color
3. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
types of visual arts
samba
solfege
polka
4. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
aesthetic valuing
thrust stage
balance
interval
5. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
space
artistic perception
foxtrot
aesthetic valuing
6. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
performance dance
connecting the arts disciplines
Charleston
swing
7. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
repetition
thrust stage
value
texture
8. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
time
principles of art
creative expression
subject-centered instruction
9. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
subject-centered instruction
timbre
dominance
solfege
10. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
performance dance
history of theater
theme
salsa
11. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
elements of music
types of visual arts
emphasis
contrast
12. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
square dancing
perspective
subject-centered instruction
13. Consists of 8 notes
form
mie
cubism
octave
14. Where and when actors will move on stage
principles of art
balance
blocking
history of theater
15. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
Charleston
artistic perception
rumba
value
16. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
pacing
octave
square dancing
color
17. The juxtaposition of opposites
contrast
interval
dominance
blocking
18. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
flamenco
arena stage
upstage
elements of dance
19. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
perspective
mystery plays
history of theater
texture
20. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
principles of art
perspective
elements of dance
collage
21. Helps students see the connections among the arts
form
connecting the arts disciplines
square dancing
perspective
22. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
Charleston
space
unity
syncopation
23. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
meringue
performance dance
rhythm
thrust stage
24. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
arena stage
color
movement
square dancing
25. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
waltz
elements of dance
assessment of art
Kabuki
26. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
subject-centered instruction
color
space
dynamics
27. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
contrast
salsa
upstage
elements of music
28. From Cuba
salsa
waltz
theme
mambo
29. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
assemblage
social dance
impressionist style
time
30. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
famous playwrights
perspective
octave
abstract art
31. The distance between each note
time
famous playwrights
elements of music
interval
32. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
downstage
rumba
polka
swing
33. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
assessment of art
principles of art
pacing
arts and other core subjects
34. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
tango
arts and other core subjects
mixed media
rhythm
35. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
octave
Kabuki
swing
mambo
36. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
foxtrot
harmony
dance
thrust stage
37. The tune of a song
melody
value
shape
rhythm
38. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
creative expression
balance
dominance
hue
39. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
tempo
harmony
polka
pacing
40. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
time
syncopation
Noh
tango
41. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
intensity
upstage
octave
intensity
42. A distinctive quality to the sound
timbre
mambo
time
famous playwrights
43. Helps students see the connections among the arts
elements of music
contrast
swing
connecting the arts disciplines
44. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
cubism
perspective
impressionist style
mie
45. Consists of 8 notes
movement
elements of dance
waltz
octave
46. Variation in volume
melody
flamenco
proscenium
dynamics
47. The reason the work was created
blocking
theme
rhythm
color
48. The tune of a song
balance
color
melody
salsa
49. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
arena stage
foxtrot
salsa
dance
50. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
mixed media
octave
proscenium
elements of dance