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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
aesthetic valuing
arena stage
hanamichi
mixed media
2. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
square dancing
mambo
mystery plays
impressionist style
3. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
mie
emphasis
mixed media
time
4. The reason the work was created
assessment of art
Charleston
contrast
theme
5. A distinctive quality to the sound
mystery plays
abstract art
timbre
tango
6. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
Kabuki
chord
types of visual arts
thrust stage
7. The juxtaposition of opposites
collage
perspective
contrast
space
8. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
abstract art
color
types of visual arts
value
9. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
theme
samba
mixed media
subject-centered instruction
10. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
famous playwrights
rhythm
collage
blocking
11. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
waltz
principles of art
space
proscenium
12. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
Kabuki
interval
repetition
history of theater
13. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
syncopation
samba
time
blocking
14. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
form
timbre
principles of art
value
15. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
chord
proscenium
types of visual arts
intensity
16. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
mambo
foxtrot
assessment of art
thrust stage
17. The reason the work was created
twist
hanamichi
theme
principles of art
18. The juxtaposition of opposites
hanamichi
contrast
performance dance
intensity
19. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
force/energy
perspective
interval
20. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
dance
harmony
elements of music
form
21. The rate at Which music moves
value
tempo
rhythm
social dance
22. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
time
types of visual arts
syncopation
value
23. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
space
pacing
solfege
twist
24. Where and when actors will move on stage
melody
blocking
color
value
25. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
aesthetic valuing
history of theater
emphasis
mixed media
26. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
rhythm
pacing
elements of dance
dominance
27. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
interval
connecting the arts disciplines
dominance
upstage
28. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
mie
dynamics
swing
contrast
29. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
samba
arena stage
space
mystery plays
30. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
performance dance
connecting the arts disciplines
assessment of art
unity
31. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
elements of music
shape
performance dance
force/energy
32. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
perspective
repetition
salsa
form
33. The brightness of color - its vividness
intensity
rumba
tempo
Noh
34. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
hue
form
movement
rhythm
35. The tune of a song
value
impressionist style
melody
connecting the arts disciplines
36. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
dominance
color
cubism
meringue
37. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
social dance
cubism
balance
proscenium
38. The practice of creating or performing works of art
foxtrot
swing
creative expression
assemblage
39. 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.
principles of art
assemblage
arts and other core subjects
syncopation
40. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
dance
space
types of visual arts
dominance
41. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
octave
Noh
mystery plays
elements of music
42. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
collage
impressionist style
flamenco
octave
43. Dominican Republic
assessment of art
meringue
texture
social dance
44. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
foxtrot
proscenium
swing
harmony
45. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
hue
impressionist style
proscenium
arena stage
46. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
balance
shape
abstract art
rhythm
47. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
mie
pacing
assessment of art
texture
48. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
tempo
swing
repetition
flamenco
49. The tune of a song
melody
unity
types of visual arts
artistic perception
50. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
types of visual arts
salsa
time
dance