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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. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
theme
arena stage
time
famous playwrights
2. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
twist
waltz
upstage
subject-centered instruction
3. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
rhythm
tango
swing
texture
4. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
twist
arts and other core subjects
color
elements of dance
5. The distance between each note
Charleston
color
interval
shape
6. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
subject-centered instruction
mie
octave
twist
7. Helps students see the connections among the arts
form
hanamichi
performance dance
connecting the arts disciplines
8. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
mystery plays
proscenium
flamenco
Kabuki
9. The reason the work was created
salsa
theme
flamenco
proscenium
10. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
space
color
creative expression
Kabuki
11. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
theme
movement
twist
space
12. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
famous playwrights
movement
abstract art
collage
13. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
syncopation
history of theater
dominance
intensity
14. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
hue
tango
pacing
flamenco
15. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
harmony
creative expression
hue
rhythm
16. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
dance
balance
upstage
repetition
17. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
artistic perception
dynamics
famous playwrights
assemblage
18. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
form
creative expression
contrast
elements of dance
19. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
form
force/energy
mie
subject-centered instruction
20. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
tempo
value
solfege
space
21. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
proscenium
theme
time
aesthetic valuing
22. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
waltz
dynamics
pacing
Charleston
23. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
samba
meringue
aesthetic valuing
Kabuki
24. Dominican Republic
timbre
space
meringue
mixed media
25. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
tango
elements of dance
repetition
form
26. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
harmony
theme
arena stage
hanamichi
27. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
contrast
creative expression
flamenco
form
28. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
unity
tango
shape
dominance
29. The brightness of color - its vividness
history of theater
impressionist style
intensity
tango
30. The practice of creating or performing works of art
shape
shape
waltz
creative expression
31. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
balance
force/energy
dance
octave
32. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
history of theater
dance
artistic perception
emphasis
33. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
harmony
square dancing
thrust stage
performance dance
34. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
melody
downstage
mie
Noh
35. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
connecting the arts disciplines
blocking
hanamichi
theme
36. The tune of a song
rhythm
melody
hanamichi
subject-centered instruction
37. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
blocking
assessment of art
balance
Kabuki
38. Part of the stage closest to the audience
tango
mixed media
downstage
assessment of art
39. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
space
waltz
octave
types of visual arts
40. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
dominance
tempo
types of visual arts
elements of dance
41. The rate at Which music moves
tempo
assemblage
history of theater
color
42. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
tango
time
mambo
Charleston
43. The tune of a song
salsa
timbre
repetition
melody
44. A collage in three dimensions
proscenium
assemblage
history of theater
repetition
45. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
waltz
cubism
melody
space
46. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
rhythm
rumba
types of visual arts
connecting the arts disciplines
47. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
perspective
flamenco
Charleston
cubism
48. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
history of theater
form
artistic perception
social dance
49. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
rumba
contrast
elements of music
rhythm
50. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
force/energy
form
artistic perception
dynamics