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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 Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
harmony
octave
polka
Kabuki
2. Consists of 8 notes
performance dance
octave
creative expression
harmony
3. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
proscenium
dynamics
tango
waltz
4. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
tango
Noh
assemblage
pacing
5. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
emphasis
tango
balance
6. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
pacing
cubism
timbre
form
7. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
tango
mixed media
Charleston
balance
8. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
perspective
hue
mystery plays
Kabuki
9. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
movement
dominance
timbre
emphasis
10. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
Charleston
shape
rhythm
waltz
11. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
hue
mixed media
dominance
history of theater
12. A distinctive quality to the sound
dance
shape
rhythm
timbre
13. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
arts and other core subjects
swing
movement
artistic perception
14. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
famous playwrights
value
shape
form
15. The movement of a point through space.
shape
harmony
form
color
16. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
shape
upstage
time
theme
17. From Cuba
mambo
space
emphasis
intensity
18. Where and when actors will move on stage
blocking
tempo
rhythm
thrust stage
19. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
octave
social dance
cubism
harmony
20. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
blocking
perspective
hue
elements of music
21. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
rhythm
abstract art
shape
intensity
22. The practice of creating or performing works of art
creative expression
contrast
pacing
flamenco
23. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
color
form
interval
emphasis
24. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
cubism
types of visual arts
impressionist style
meringue
25. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
swing
downstage
cubism
octave
26. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
hue
balance
texture
27. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
salsa
rhythm
time
form
28. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
color
rhythm
rhythm
29. Dominican Republic
abstract art
arena stage
meringue
syncopation
30. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
arena stage
performance dance
solfege
perspective
31. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
assessment of art
artistic perception
unity
performance dance
32. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
subject-centered instruction
proscenium
elements of dance
syncopation
33. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
flamenco
proscenium
repetition
cubism
34. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
form
octave
space
syncopation
35. Helps students see the connections among the arts
texture
connecting the arts disciplines
force/energy
movement
36. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
arts and other core subjects
mie
force/energy
form
37. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
subject-centered instruction
tempo
impressionist style
aesthetic valuing
38. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
movement
subject-centered instruction
contrast
flamenco
39. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
mystery plays
abstract art
foxtrot
texture
40. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
chord
performance dance
rhythm
harmony
41. The reason the work was created
space
theme
balance
collage
42. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
upstage
contrast
theme
dance
43. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
dynamics
intensity
salsa
hue
44. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
waltz
performance dance
Noh
subject-centered instruction
45. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
thrust stage
hue
arena stage
theme
46. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
blocking
mambo
repetition
mambo
47. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
social dance
pacing
square dancing
downstage
48. The brightness of color - its vividness
hue
subject-centered instruction
intensity
interval
49. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
foxtrot
mixed media
waltz
downstage
50. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
balance
cubism
principles of art
abstract art