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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. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
harmony
flamenco
assemblage
hue
2. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
chord
rumba
collage
solfege
3. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
twist
types of visual arts
arts and other core subjects
color
4. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
value
assessment of art
swing
subject-centered instruction
5. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
assemblage
theme
proscenium
perspective
6. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
balance
mambo
impressionist style
history of theater
7. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mystery plays
artistic perception
space
Charleston
8. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
space
melody
principles of art
connecting the arts disciplines
9. A distinctive quality to the sound
color
timbre
movement
space
10. The rate at Which music moves
harmony
thrust stage
creative expression
tempo
11. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
texture
space
hanamichi
time
12. The practice of creating or performing works of art
Noh
elements of dance
hanamichi
creative expression
13. The rate at Which music moves
value
tempo
pacing
mystery plays
14. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
octave
cubism
swing
polka
15. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
rhythm
twist
meringue
movement
16. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
arts and other core subjects
solfege
dominance
harmony
17. From Cuba
mambo
mie
hanamichi
artistic perception
18. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
twist
polka
melody
performance dance
19. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
impressionist style
cubism
mixed media
solfege
20. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
solfege
samba
rumba
performance dance
21. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
mixed media
color
tango
upstage
22. Consists of 8 notes
space
pacing
perspective
octave
23. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
mixed media
timbre
emphasis
arena stage
24. The distance between each note
interval
hanamichi
mystery plays
mixed media
25. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
unity
solfege
color
Kabuki
26. Dominican Republic
meringue
polka
value
principles of art
27. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
social dance
elements of dance
rumba
emphasis
28. The movement of a point through space.
upstage
form
downstage
chord
29. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
elements of dance
twist
rhythm
texture
30. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
subject-centered instruction
form
meringue
thrust stage
31. From Cuba
salsa
mambo
blocking
texture
32. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
dynamics
perspective
arena stage
tango
33. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
artistic perception
tempo
subject-centered instruction
force/energy
34. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
impressionist style
thrust stage
pacing
mie
35. Where and when actors will move on stage
time
blocking
balance
rhythm
36. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
texture
force/energy
timbre
pacing
37. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
samba
impressionist style
proscenium
meringue
38. The tune of a song
octave
aesthetic valuing
elements of dance
melody
39. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
rhythm
downstage
types of visual arts
impressionist style
40. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
upstage
thrust stage
movement
salsa
41. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
space
theme
elements of music
assessment of art
42. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
harmony
foxtrot
unity
elements of music
43. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
salsa
dynamics
Charleston
44. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
syncopation
proscenium
form
history of theater
45. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
hue
famous playwrights
tempo
shape
46. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
history of theater
movement
solfege
shape
47. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
history of theater
balance
performance dance
social dance
48. A collage in three dimensions
famous playwrights
color
assemblage
melody
49. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
social dance
elements of music
upstage
intensity
50. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
artistic perception
rumba
form
perspective