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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. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
elements of dance
chord
rumba
performance dance
2. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
mixed media
hanamichi
dominance
intensity
3. Part of the stage closest to the audience
performance dance
elements of dance
downstage
thrust stage
4. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
space
performance dance
aesthetic valuing
form
5. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
swing
principles of art
arena stage
history of theater
6. Where and when actors will move on stage
cubism
tempo
color
blocking
7. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
types of visual arts
principles of art
time
principles of art
8. Variation in volume
assemblage
octave
mystery plays
dynamics
9. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
upstage
meringue
elements of music
arts and other core subjects
10. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
mixed media
Noh
abstract art
melody
11. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
timbre
rumba
square dancing
Charleston
12. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
value
rhythm
abstract art
thrust stage
13. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
solfege
interval
harmony
space
14. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
social dance
mixed media
twist
Kabuki
15. Helps students see the connections among the arts
performance dance
connecting the arts disciplines
rhythm
Noh
16. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
blocking
social dance
downstage
assessment of art
17. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
elements of dance
foxtrot
foxtrot
18. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
value
Noh
dance
timbre
19. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
cubism
octave
social dance
pacing
20. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
perspective
hue
upstage
mystery plays
21. A ballroom dance from Argentina
blocking
tango
texture
shape
22. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
form
color
hue
subject-centered instruction
23. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
mixed media
rhythm
form
flamenco
24. The reason the work was created
theme
history of theater
space
collage
25. Helps students see the connections among the arts
swing
artistic perception
connecting the arts disciplines
flamenco
26. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
cubism
time
collage
performance dance
27. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
mixed media
contrast
foxtrot
aesthetic valuing
28. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
principles of art
assessment of art
harmony
meringue
29. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
Noh
contrast
principles of art
syncopation
30. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
principles of art
color
social dance
history of theater
31. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
value
mystery plays
social dance
cubism
32. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
collage
polka
famous playwrights
history of theater
33. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
samba
form
theme
abstract art
34. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
twist
time
tango
solfege
35. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
salsa
cubism
proscenium
performance dance
36. A distinctive quality to the sound
flamenco
timbre
social dance
abstract art
37. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
blocking
octave
pacing
swing
38. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
Charleston
foxtrot
assessment of art
aesthetic valuing
39. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
unity
flamenco
cubism
social dance
40. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
aesthetic valuing
space
upstage
form
41. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
aesthetic valuing
upstage
waltz
foxtrot
42. Consists of 8 notes
salsa
octave
movement
performance dance
43. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
intensity
meringue
value
rumba
44. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
color
artistic perception
Charleston
performance dance
45. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
cubism
assessment of art
waltz
history of theater
46. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
proscenium
hanamichi
movement
types of visual arts
47. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
assemblage
square dancing
foxtrot
chord
48. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
blocking
subject-centered instruction
swing
harmony
49. The distance between each note
dominance
Charleston
rhythm
interval
50. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
mystery plays
intensity
harmony
solfege