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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. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
square dancing
downstage
balance
solfege
2. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
mie
form
perspective
famous playwrights
3. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
contrast
rhythm
mie
waltz
4. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
space
assessment of art
meringue
solfege
5. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
mystery plays
history of theater
flamenco
famous playwrights
6. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
balance
blocking
shape
creative expression
7. A collage in three dimensions
assemblage
upstage
Noh
space
8. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
subject-centered instruction
principles of art
upstage
mixed media
9. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
theme
arena stage
Charleston
syncopation
10. Where and when actors will move on stage
arena stage
blocking
space
color
11. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
mie
hanamichi
intensity
unity
12. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
contrast
polka
flamenco
proscenium
13. Part of the stage closest to the audience
Noh
connecting the arts disciplines
performance dance
downstage
14. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
time
pacing
artistic perception
history of theater
15. The movement of a point through space.
chord
form
meringue
history of theater
16. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
theme
balance
mixed media
melody
17. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
Noh
time
downstage
principles of art
18. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
salsa
repetition
space
types of visual arts
19. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
elements of dance
downstage
hanamichi
upstage
20. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
upstage
shape
force/energy
performance dance
21. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
rhythm
proscenium
chord
form
22. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
foxtrot
thrust stage
assemblage
salsa
23. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
mie
creative expression
social dance
intensity
24. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
force/energy
assessment of art
value
form
25. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
Noh
force/energy
cubism
octave
26. The distance between each note
collage
repetition
interval
theme
27. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
performance dance
dynamics
polka
mystery plays
28. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
artistic perception
arena stage
abstract art
perspective
29. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
assessment of art
dance
mambo
abstract art
30. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
time
theme
perspective
dominance
31. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
hue
meringue
Noh
blocking
32. The movement of a point through space.
assemblage
connecting the arts disciplines
form
social dance
33. The juxtaposition of opposites
cubism
contrast
octave
blocking
34. Dominican Republic
upstage
meringue
space
foxtrot
35. The distance between each note
solfege
abstract art
swing
interval
36. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
mystery plays
abstract art
contrast
unity
37. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
elements of music
flamenco
impressionist style
Kabuki
38. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
waltz
octave
force/energy
pacing
39. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
mixed media
foxtrot
octave
mambo
40. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
tango
tango
movement
pacing
41. Variation in volume
dynamics
proscenium
rumba
perspective
42. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
rumba
polka
meringue
value
43. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
mie
thrust stage
collage
collage
44. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
flamenco
proscenium
rhythm
Charleston
45. The brightness of color - its vividness
elements of dance
mystery plays
aesthetic valuing
intensity
46. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
space
assessment of art
Noh
Charleston
47. Consists of 8 notes
thrust stage
octave
assessment of art
interval
48. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
hanamichi
movement
history of theater
49. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
assemblage
dance
contrast
Noh
50. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
solfege
downstage
movement
mystery plays