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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The brightness of color - its vividness
space
time
intensity
tango
2. From Cuba
dance
syncopation
rhythm
mambo
3. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
space
upstage
tango
performance dance
4. A collage in three dimensions
mie
assemblage
tempo
octave
5. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
melody
elements of dance
harmony
performance dance
6. Where and when actors will move on stage
waltz
samba
blocking
space
7. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
tango
twist
salsa
space
8. The practice of creating or performing works of art
syncopation
rhythm
dominance
creative expression
9. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
perspective
thrust stage
Noh
balance
10. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
pacing
flamenco
arena stage
dominance
11. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
connecting the arts disciplines
elements of music
aesthetic valuing
emphasis
12. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
perspective
force/energy
mie
unity
13. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
space
melody
social dance
hanamichi
14. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
salsa
arts and other core subjects
solfege
aesthetic valuing
15. The juxtaposition of opposites
hue
value
contrast
social dance
16. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
blocking
Noh
salsa
rhythm
17. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
principles of art
dance
repetition
social dance
18. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
creative expression
shape
salsa
social dance
19. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
social dance
intensity
downstage
unity
20. The juxtaposition of opposites
dynamics
assessment of art
contrast
space
21. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
pacing
emphasis
force/energy
color
22. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
meringue
intensity
blocking
rhythm
23. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
dance
performance dance
pacing
force/energy
24. The movement of a point through space.
arena stage
social dance
form
rumba
25. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
octave
dance
twist
tango
26. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
dominance
upstage
hanamichi
movement
27. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
famous playwrights
elements of dance
hue
salsa
28. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
impressionist style
subject-centered instruction
Noh
twist
29. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
waltz
swing
space
30. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
tempo
collage
force/energy
samba
31. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
social dance
arena stage
rumba
collage
32. The movement of a point through space.
dominance
space
color
form
33. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
impressionist style
dominance
rhythm
square dancing
34. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
pacing
assemblage
force/energy
Charleston
35. The tactile quality of a work of art
assemblage
texture
intensity
interval
36. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
square dancing
space
salsa
unity
37. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
mixed media
blocking
shape
swing
38. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
samba
principles of art
collage
force/energy
39. The reason the work was created
Charleston
rhythm
theme
force/energy
40. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
famous playwrights
interval
repetition
meringue
41. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
repetition
performance dance
solfege
42. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
subject-centered instruction
assessment of art
dance
rhythm
43. A collage in three dimensions
dance
proscenium
repetition
assemblage
44. Consists of 8 notes
unity
octave
dynamics
value
45. Variation in volume
rhythm
performance dance
dynamics
space
46. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
rhythm
elements of dance
artistic perception
proscenium
47. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
value
foxtrot
tango
syncopation
48. Helps students see the connections among the arts
connecting the arts disciplines
history of theater
upstage
elements of dance
49. Dominican Republic
principles of art
Kabuki
connecting the arts disciplines
meringue
50. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
chord
impressionist style
mystery plays
assessment of art