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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. The rate at Which music moves
tempo
history of theater
emphasis
upstage
2. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
proscenium
flamenco
social dance
abstract art
3. Variation in volume
timbre
aesthetic valuing
movement
dynamics
4. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
principles of art
aesthetic valuing
emphasis
connecting the arts disciplines
5. The brightness of color - its vividness
assemblage
intensity
assessment of art
balance
6. Where and when actors will move on stage
polka
elements of music
downstage
blocking
7. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
Charleston
upstage
social dance
octave
8. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
history of theater
syncopation
salsa
hue
9. A collage in three dimensions
performance dance
mixed media
assemblage
elements of music
10. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
famous playwrights
salsa
dance
interval
11. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
waltz
time
blocking
abstract art
12. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
types of visual arts
harmony
types of visual arts
solfege
13. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
salsa
rhythm
arena stage
octave
14. The tune of a song
aesthetic valuing
melody
proscenium
cubism
15. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
elements of music
impressionist style
elements of dance
movement
16. The movement of a point through space.
famous playwrights
solfege
meringue
form
17. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
mixed media
solfege
perspective
time
18. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
perspective
mambo
rumba
mystery plays
19. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
shape
repetition
collage
principles of art
20. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
Charleston
timbre
octave
social dance
21. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
timbre
rhythm
thrust stage
waltz
22. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
proscenium
rhythm
collage
downstage
23. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
Kabuki
color
types of visual arts
square dancing
24. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
performance dance
abstract art
rumba
polka
25. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
Noh
mixed media
flamenco
artistic perception
26. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
upstage
shape
perspective
dance
27. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
arena stage
history of theater
waltz
timbre
28. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
hue
proscenium
samba
value
29. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
performance dance
theme
value
impressionist style
30. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
space
elements of music
melody
texture
31. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
performance dance
impressionist style
shape
proscenium
32. Part of the stage closest to the audience
samba
melody
history of theater
downstage
33. The rate at Which music moves
contrast
tempo
texture
emphasis
34. Helps students see the connections among the arts
abstract art
connecting the arts disciplines
value
cubism
35. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
artistic perception
assessment of art
meringue
theme
36. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
upstage
blocking
assessment of art
performance dance
37. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
movement
rumba
form
mie
38. The distance between each note
arts and other core subjects
interval
space
types of visual arts
39. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
hue
assessment of art
types of visual arts
impressionist style
40. From Cuba
mambo
unity
color
unity
41. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
arts and other core subjects
famous playwrights
octave
social dance
42. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
samba
flamenco
force/energy
movement
43. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
assessment of art
downstage
performance dance
dominance
44. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
meringue
Charleston
salsa
45. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
square dancing
Noh
movement
rumba
46. A ballroom dance from Argentina
arena stage
proscenium
tango
mixed media
47. Consists of 8 notes
elements of music
shape
octave
syncopation
48. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
mixed media
space
contrast
melody
49. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
abstract art
texture
harmony
proscenium
50. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
repetition
form
force/energy
artistic perception