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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. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
space
hanamichi
hue
movement
2. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
artistic perception
arena stage
assessment of art
dance
3. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
swing
elements of music
interval
mixed media
4. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
color
rhythm
collage
salsa
5. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
time
dominance
unity
unity
6. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
swing
Noh
salsa
tempo
7. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
color
collage
pacing
contrast
8. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
emphasis
dance
form
flamenco
9. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
creative expression
mixed media
principles of art
blocking
10. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
creative expression
chord
contrast
force/energy
11. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
proscenium
mystery plays
rumba
space
12. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
hanamichi
repetition
contrast
rhythm
13. Where and when actors will move on stage
blocking
dance
performance dance
unity
14. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
rhythm
theme
unity
octave
15. Helps students see the connections among the arts
thrust stage
samba
abstract art
connecting the arts disciplines
16. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
polka
performance dance
upstage
twist
17. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
types of visual arts
assessment of art
creative expression
subject-centered instruction
18. The distance between each note
dominance
performance dance
meringue
interval
19. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
space
rhythm
upstage
meringue
20. The rate at Which music moves
mystery plays
tempo
upstage
intensity
21. The reason the work was created
octave
dominance
dynamics
theme
22. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
polka
Noh
rhythm
swing
23. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
dance
hanamichi
melody
aesthetic valuing
24. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
impressionist style
value
balance
aesthetic valuing
25. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
space
waltz
meringue
mie
26. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
types of visual arts
contrast
shape
foxtrot
27. Helps students see the connections among the arts
Noh
swing
emphasis
connecting the arts disciplines
28. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
elements of dance
force/energy
unity
perspective
29. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
mie
hue
mambo
space
30. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
movement
artistic perception
space
arts and other core subjects
31. Where and when actors will move on stage
shape
meringue
blocking
space
32. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
elements of dance
aesthetic valuing
space
perspective
33. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
types of visual arts
twist
Kabuki
rhythm
34. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
proscenium
meringue
collage
emphasis
35. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
force/energy
dance
space
rhythm
36. A ballroom dance from Argentina
Charleston
collage
tango
social dance
37. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
space
history of theater
dynamics
force/energy
38. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
intensity
unity
arena stage
shape
39. The brightness of color - its vividness
thrust stage
intensity
time
Kabuki
40. Dominican Republic
form
meringue
salsa
hanamichi
41. From Cuba
space
space
polka
mambo
42. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
arena stage
space
solfege
assessment of art
43. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
solfege
social dance
swing
repetition
44. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
force/energy
harmony
flamenco
unity
45. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
abstract art
solfege
hue
thrust stage
46. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
melody
time
hue
47. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
space
assessment of art
elements of music
artistic perception
48. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
timbre
assemblage
melody
emphasis
49. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
contrast
dynamics
Charleston
time
50. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
aesthetic valuing
elements of dance
rhythm
downstage