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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. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
famous playwrights
history of theater
assemblage
types of visual arts
2. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
contrast
solfege
aesthetic valuing
syncopation
3. Consists of 8 notes
octave
collage
waltz
arena stage
4. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
performance dance
movement
impressionist style
force/energy
5. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
timbre
dominance
solfege
value
6. The tactile quality of a work of art
abstract art
movement
polka
texture
7. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
mixed media
mambo
samba
arts and other core subjects
8. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
intensity
blocking
rumba
mie
9. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
assessment of art
tango
timbre
types of visual arts
10. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
salsa
contrast
movement
social dance
11. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
theme
meringue
principles of art
emphasis
12. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
hanamichi
assemblage
proscenium
Charleston
13. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
mambo
color
pacing
rhythm
14. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
mie
dance
abstract art
types of visual arts
15. A ballroom dance from Argentina
Charleston
swing
tango
aesthetic valuing
16. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
elements of music
space
pacing
form
17. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
shape
mixed media
thrust stage
repetition
18. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
time
famous playwrights
harmony
flamenco
19. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
value
aesthetic valuing
proscenium
mixed media
20. The brightness of color - its vividness
intensity
collage
pacing
elements of music
21. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
space
rhythm
dance
pacing
22. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
mambo
abstract art
perspective
hue
23. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
interval
twist
waltz
contrast
24. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
emphasis
shape
foxtrot
unity
25. Where and when actors will move on stage
shape
blocking
performance dance
waltz
26. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
abstract art
force/energy
elements of music
foxtrot
27. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
rhythm
intensity
flamenco
space
28. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
collage
impressionist style
upstage
octave
29. The brightness of color - its vividness
performance dance
abstract art
Charleston
intensity
30. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
tempo
emphasis
abstract art
arena stage
31. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
dominance
dance
twist
Charleston
32. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
rumba
texture
twist
elements of dance
33. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
form
arts and other core subjects
rhythm
tango
34. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
repetition
history of theater
texture
polka
35. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
flamenco
chord
contrast
subject-centered instruction
36. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
hue
twist
impressionist style
unity
37. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
dance
collage
balance
rhythm
38. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
perspective
samba
assemblage
color
39. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
elements of dance
principles of art
artistic perception
performance dance
40. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
upstage
space
color
41. A ballroom dance from Argentina
twist
tango
texture
elements of music
42. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
value
mixed media
samba
Charleston
43. Helps students see the connections among the arts
connecting the arts disciplines
tango
force/energy
arena stage
44. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
chord
emphasis
shape
space
45. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
Noh
downstage
creative expression
dynamics
46. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
texture
contrast
Charleston
dominance
47. The reason the work was created
color
theme
meringue
square dancing
48. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
movement
cubism
syncopation
space
49. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
pacing
space
balance
aesthetic valuing
50. Variation in volume
rhythm
dynamics
mystery plays
texture