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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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1. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
assessment of art
force/energy
shape
collage
2. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
mie
elements of music
mystery plays
polka
3. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
Charleston
mystery plays
tango
twist
4. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
assemblage
time
value
time
5. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
Kabuki
dominance
rhythm
dominance
6. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
contrast
thrust stage
impressionist style
waltz
7. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
space
shape
movement
collage
8. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
elements of music
foxtrot
theme
shape
9. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
principles of art
intensity
waltz
samba
10. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
balance
tempo
color
abstract art
11. The movement of a point through space.
rhythm
impressionist style
form
upstage
12. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
history of theater
creative expression
proscenium
Kabuki
13. Dominican Republic
Noh
rhythm
connecting the arts disciplines
meringue
14. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
chord
shape
syncopation
samba
15. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
polka
pacing
mie
impressionist style
16. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
proscenium
timbre
rhythm
twist
17. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
form
syncopation
value
perspective
18. The tune of a song
foxtrot
samba
pacing
melody
19. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
Charleston
dance
movement
collage
20. Consists of 8 notes
elements of dance
octave
hanamichi
samba
21. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
timbre
salsa
color
dominance
22. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
form
thrust stage
Kabuki
blocking
23. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
Kabuki
balance
thrust stage
tempo
24. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
square dancing
octave
emphasis
swing
25. The juxtaposition of opposites
foxtrot
samba
color
contrast
26. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
collage
arts and other core subjects
force/energy
timbre
27. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
solfege
thrust stage
space
28. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
swing
mixed media
aesthetic valuing
space
29. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
dominance
blocking
solfege
emphasis
30. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
octave
swing
emphasis
Kabuki
31. Variation in volume
Noh
downstage
dynamics
elements of music
32. A collage in three dimensions
downstage
square dancing
assemblage
pacing
33. 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.
form
arts and other core subjects
hue
aesthetic valuing
34. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
elements of music
subject-centered instruction
emphasis
Charleston
35. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
hue
assemblage
impressionist style
dynamics
36. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
famous playwrights
balance
shape
movement
37. The reason the work was created
performance dance
theme
connecting the arts disciplines
mixed media
38. The distance between each note
social dance
famous playwrights
interval
thrust stage
39. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
elements of music
famous playwrights
assemblage
abstract art
40. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
rhythm
square dancing
hue
syncopation
41. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
hanamichi
arts and other core subjects
interval
subject-centered instruction
42. Helps students see the connections among the arts
connecting the arts disciplines
waltz
contrast
creative expression
43. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
syncopation
time
cubism
balance
44. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
rumba
space
history of theater
color
45. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
artistic perception
color
rhythm
unity
46. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
elements of music
polka
social dance
rumba
47. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
Noh
space
theme
downstage
48. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
hue
hanamichi
Noh
flamenco
49. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
tempo
flamenco
upstage
collage
50. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
subject-centered instruction
subject-centered instruction
pacing
elements of dance