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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. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
upstage
downstage
arena stage
value
2. The movement of a point through space.
syncopation
pacing
form
arts and other core subjects
3. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
collage
collage
tango
principles of art
4. Dominican Republic
octave
collage
dominance
meringue
5. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
hue
samba
dynamics
proscenium
6. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
pacing
flamenco
aesthetic valuing
elements of dance
7. Consists of 8 notes
form
swing
repetition
octave
8. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
abstract art
subject-centered instruction
timbre
pacing
9. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
intensity
unity
rhythm
perspective
10. A distinctive quality to the sound
famous playwrights
flamenco
form
timbre
11. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
arts and other core subjects
Noh
Kabuki
contrast
12. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
chord
pacing
color
types of visual arts
13. The rate at Which music moves
tempo
rumba
contrast
types of visual arts
14. The distance between each note
elements of music
mie
interval
chord
15. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
types of visual arts
impressionist style
mystery plays
upstage
16. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
abstract art
dynamics
Noh
cubism
17. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
form
downstage
rhythm
18. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
rhythm
time
subject-centered instruction
tango
19. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
famous playwrights
dominance
abstract art
syncopation
20. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
meringue
unity
downstage
texture
21. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
shape
balance
downstage
rumba
22. A collage in three dimensions
subject-centered instruction
assemblage
form
thrust stage
23. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
space
elements of music
rhythm
dance
24. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
dance
thrust stage
octave
samba
25. 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.
arts and other core subjects
emphasis
solfege
pacing
26. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
rumba
foxtrot
rumba
tango
27. Variation in volume
dance
swing
dynamics
creative expression
28. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
mambo
mie
mystery plays
swing
29. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
texture
elements of music
pacing
principles of art
30. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
hue
value
assemblage
31. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
time
elements of dance
balance
downstage
32. The tune of a song
dance
color
melody
pacing
33. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
performance dance
balance
pacing
movement
34. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
downstage
hanamichi
value
subject-centered instruction
35. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
polka
social dance
Noh
square dancing
36. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
impressionist style
contrast
syncopation
Kabuki
37. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
mie
aesthetic valuing
cubism
mixed media
38. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
melody
abstract art
repetition
39. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
meringue
social dance
intensity
square dancing
40. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
famous playwrights
octave
salsa
artistic perception
41. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
upstage
mystery plays
mie
dynamics
42. Where and when actors will move on stage
aesthetic valuing
blocking
principles of art
upstage
43. The brightness of color - its vividness
texture
syncopation
intensity
interval
44. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
samba
harmony
subject-centered instruction
thrust stage
45. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
melody
artistic perception
space
form
46. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
aesthetic valuing
subject-centered instruction
syncopation
theme
47. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
chord
form
space
artistic perception
48. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
thrust stage
interval
dominance
Noh
49. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
perspective
dance
chord
aesthetic valuing
50. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
perspective
rumba
timbre
dominance