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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
chord
polka
elements of dance
theme
2. Helps students see the connections among the arts
polka
assessment of art
form
connecting the arts disciplines
3. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
value
Noh
hanamichi
meringue
4. A ballroom dance from Argentina
dominance
upstage
subject-centered instruction
tango
5. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
perspective
Noh
repetition
shape
6. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
Charleston
interval
cubism
7. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
Charleston
salsa
intensity
flamenco
8. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
subject-centered instruction
space
social dance
dominance
9. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
types of visual arts
texture
rhythm
theme
10. The brightness of color - its vividness
intensity
theme
tempo
interval
11. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
foxtrot
principles of art
dance
pacing
12. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
emphasis
hue
time
downstage
13. Helps students see the connections among the arts
connecting the arts disciplines
dominance
Charleston
value
14. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
impressionist style
meringue
timbre
Noh
15. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
movement
foxtrot
space
types of visual arts
16. The practice of creating or performing works of art
value
creative expression
history of theater
arts and other core subjects
17. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
square dancing
polka
balance
form
18. Dominican Republic
meringue
melody
tempo
rhythm
19. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
arts and other core subjects
melody
performance dance
proscenium
20. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
time
elements of dance
polka
meringue
21. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
mystery plays
samba
syncopation
chord
22. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
rumba
syncopation
value
square dancing
23. A collage in three dimensions
rumba
dynamics
foxtrot
assemblage
24. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
upstage
foxtrot
abstract art
tango
25. The movement of a point through space.
texture
form
hue
syncopation
26. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
upstage
artistic perception
blocking
performance dance
27. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
famous playwrights
mie
hue
interval
28. 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
chord
shape
Noh
29. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
polka
salsa
principles of art
30. The juxtaposition of opposites
contrast
types of visual arts
timbre
salsa
31. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
harmony
perspective
pacing
intensity
32. Consists of 8 notes
pacing
theme
syncopation
octave
33. A collage in three dimensions
assemblage
collage
mixed media
square dancing
34. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
assessment of art
space
connecting the arts disciplines
salsa
35. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
aesthetic valuing
movement
Noh
syncopation
36. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
famous playwrights
balance
pacing
force/energy
37. The juxtaposition of opposites
tempo
contrast
value
mixed media
38. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
waltz
octave
contrast
syncopation
39. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
thrust stage
mie
harmony
solfege
40. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
arts and other core subjects
subject-centered instruction
history of theater
dominance
41. The tactile quality of a work of art
chord
samba
impressionist style
texture
42. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
subject-centered instruction
mixed media
syncopation
perspective
43. Part of the stage closest to the audience
space
arena stage
downstage
dynamics
44. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
time
connecting the arts disciplines
swing
mystery plays
45. From Cuba
mambo
dance
octave
dynamics
46. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
texture
form
hue
Charleston
47. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
perspective
cubism
waltz
solfege
48. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
value
color
force/energy
social dance
49. Variation in volume
assessment of art
dynamics
salsa
flamenco
50. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
harmony
chord
creative expression
repetition