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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 ballroom dance from Argentina
tango
form
proscenium
aesthetic valuing
2. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
movement
subject-centered instruction
twist
Noh
3. Where and when actors will move on stage
dominance
blocking
proscenium
syncopation
4. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
abstract art
elements of music
melody
rhythm
5. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
performance dance
arena stage
pacing
flamenco
6. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
swing
intensity
theme
emphasis
7. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
proscenium
elements of music
hanamichi
emphasis
8. The reason the work was created
mambo
rhythm
repetition
theme
9. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
square dancing
waltz
harmony
intensity
10. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
perspective
arena stage
Kabuki
dance
11. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
mixed media
value
flamenco
assessment of art
12. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
types of visual arts
color
proscenium
salsa
13. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
movement
polka
dominance
shape
14. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
polka
timbre
square dancing
foxtrot
15. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
elements of music
octave
force/energy
time
16. Part of the stage closest to the audience
timbre
downstage
swing
aesthetic valuing
17. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
types of visual arts
aesthetic valuing
intensity
Kabuki
18. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
theme
upstage
rhythm
arena stage
19. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
Kabuki
proscenium
artistic perception
harmony
20. The movement of a point through space.
mie
hanamichi
form
texture
21. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
connecting the arts disciplines
repetition
unity
dynamics
22. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
famous playwrights
subject-centered instruction
types of visual arts
abstract art
23. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
impressionist style
Charleston
shape
mie
24. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
mixed media
samba
creative expression
Noh
25. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
blocking
meringue
form
movement
26. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
types of visual arts
pacing
intensity
collage
27. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
shape
proscenium
assessment of art
melody
28. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
Kabuki
space
interval
square dancing
29. Consists of 8 notes
mie
swing
octave
swing
30. The brightness of color - its vividness
intensity
time
hue
Kabuki
31. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
time
timbre
movement
meringue
32. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
thrust stage
rumba
assessment of art
rhythm
33. The distance between each note
rhythm
assemblage
polka
interval
34. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
mixed media
balance
chord
Noh
35. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
melody
value
hanamichi
flamenco
36. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
waltz
balance
rumba
interval
37. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
twist
hanamichi
principles of art
time
38. A collage in three dimensions
aesthetic valuing
contrast
assemblage
famous playwrights
39. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
abstract art
principles of art
space
dominance
40. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
arts and other core subjects
form
creative expression
emphasis
41. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
famous playwrights
intensity
impressionist style
thrust stage
42. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
Charleston
mixed media
timbre
chord
43. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
theme
timbre
pacing
waltz
44. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
collage
aesthetic valuing
pacing
form
45. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
elements of music
assessment of art
form
theme
46. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
creative expression
famous playwrights
square dancing
solfege
47. 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.
pacing
waltz
arts and other core subjects
elements of dance
48. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
contrast
social dance
impressionist style
abstract art
49. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
upstage
mie
mystery plays
dominance
50. The rate at Which music moves
melody
tempo
waltz
creative expression