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CSET Performing Arts III
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Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'Porgy and Bess' by George Gershwin blended Broadway musical with African - American music
American opera
theatre
samba
space
2. Use dance vocabulary to analyze elements and components of dance - understand artistic intent - range of movement expanding
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
Teaching artistic perception -8th
space
Teaching creative expression: middle school
3. vivacious couple dance of Bohemian origin in double time; was a basic pattern of hop - step - close - step; a lively Bohemian dance tune in 2/4 time - Czech peasant dance - developed in Eastern Bohemia (Eastern Europe)
Japanese theater NOH
polka
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
4. 'Hamlet'
Globe theater
force/energy
William shakespeare
opera
5. England was the most famous - and is associated with William Shakespeare. The center of the theater was open to the sky. Curtains were not used.
Martha Graham
tango
Globe theater
Japanese theater: Kabuki
6. Began in 16th century Italy. Often used traditional legends - myths or folktales as the basis for their librettos or written text.
dithyramb
tragedy
European Opera
theater motif
7. Like the Noh drama - is full of ghosts and supernatural situations - Costumes weigh up to 50 lbs. or more and take hours to assemble - Men play the part of women.
What do arts prepare students for?
theater motif
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
Japanese theater: Kabuki
8. Use dance vocabulary to describe movements (unity - variety - force) - physically connect movement phrases with smooth transitions
American opera
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
square dancing
Globe theater
9. Modern dance pioneer - Greek influence - break away from constricting requirements of ballet
tango
Isadora Duncan
Greek vs Midieval drama
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
10. playwriter (after Aeschylus) Oedipus and Antigone (sister who wants to bury body of brother who is killed by another brother) - added a 3rd actor - eliminating strong need for chorus
Isadora Duncan
Sophocles
square dancing
space
11. Dances that originated in America in 20th century
Japanese theater: Kabuki
William shakespeare
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
Teaching creative expression: middle school
12. Noh Theater often includes a ghost - The performances are very formal dance dramas - Performances can last 10 hours - All performers are men - Props signify characters.
Japanese theater NOH
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
What do arts prepare students for?
flamenco
13. The degree of muscular tension and use of energy while moving; the use of weight
square dancing
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
force/energy
14. The area in which you move; the area around you
Moliere
space
Teaching creative expression primary
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
15. responding to simple oral instructions (reach - turn walk) - vocabulary of opposites (wiggle/freeze - high/low)
European Opera
polka
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
Japanese theater NOH
16. Create - memorize - and perform variety of simple dance forms - work cooperatively in groups to create dance
Euripides
theatre
American opera
Teaching creative expression: middle school
17. Mother of modern dance
Teaching creative expression: middle school
Martha Graham
tango
Japanese theater: Kabuki
18. A part of the main stage that goes into the audience and brings the actors closer to the audience - The audience is on 3 sides of the stage
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
opera
thrust stage
time
19. Along with Sophocles refined playwriting (Madea - woman who killed her husband after coming home from war) - introduced elements of comedy and exploration into psyches - representation of traditional - mythical heroes as ordinary people in extraordin
dithyramb
Euripides
polka
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
20. A motif in theatre is a theme that is repeated and developed in artistic work or a decorative design or pattern.
Teaching creative expression: middle school
Japanese theater: Kabuki
opera
theater motif
21. The arts prepare students to provide understanding of systems - manipulation of information - and use of resources.
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
Japanese theater: Kabuki
Globe theater
What do arts prepare students for?
22. Greek drama was performed at religious festivals and in outside amphitheaters - Medieval drama evolved in the Church from musical elaborations of the service.
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
Greek vs Midieval drama
opera
square dancing
23. Aristonphanes and his comedic parodies - Lysistrata (she persuades all women to withhold sex from warring men) and Aeusylus - blunder or ugliness which does not cause pain or disaster
Japanese theater: Kabuki
Comedy
Japanese theater NOH
Sophocles
24. K learning simple folk dances where they come from and functions - 2nd name and perform rhythms from various traditions
polka
time
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
Teaching artistic perception -8th
25. Originated in Spain - amoung gypsy dancers
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
Globe theater
flamenco
26. Improvisation to respond to various music and oral prompts - younger children dance alone - 2nd learning to work with partners
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
Teaching creative expression primary
theater motif
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
27. The ancient Greeks believed Dionysus - the god of wine and revelry - died and was reborn every year. They held celebrations in his honor in the spring and fall - after the grape harvest. Every form of western drama has its origins in these Dionysian
flamenco
dionysian festivals
Moliere
Martha Graham
28. Argentina (Spanish) origin - influenced both by ancient African rhythms and the music from Europe.
Isadora Duncan
Moliere
Martha Graham
tango
29. King of comedy in 1600s - His most famous play was 'Tartuffe' a witty play about religious hypocrisy
Greek vs Midieval drama
tango
Moliere
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
30. The relationship of one movement or part of a movement to another
American opera
theater motif
time
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
31. Critically evaluate dance in terms of the elements
Teaching artistic perception -8th
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
space
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
32. Roots from European folk dancing
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
Moliere
William shakespeare
square dancing
33. credited to Thespis and Aeschylus (in drama added a 2nd actor - The Orestea - Agamemnon) - main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow - especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw - moral weakness - or inability to cope with unfavor
tragedy
polka
Martha Graham
flamenco
34. Operatic performance the story is told mainly through singing. However - an opera also involves instrumental music - acting - dancing - sets and costumes
opera
theatre
Teaching creative expression: middle school
Teaching creative expression primary
35. Brazilian origin - 2/4 time but quick
samba
American opera
Teaching artistic perception -8th
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
36. Creates a 'window' around the scenery and performers. 'picture frame'
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
proscenium arch
tango
Teaching artistic perception -8th
37. Fuse African dance and European styles - mambo - samba - meringue - rumba
Globe theater
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
Teaching creative expression primary
38. Learn to distinguish 1 dance from another - explain and demonstrate being good audience
William shakespeare
Japanese theater NOH
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
Teaching artistic perception -8th
39. Learn dances specific to 18th and 19th century America - 8th graders can describe functions of dance and compare and contrast different forms of dance
Martha Graham
William shakespeare
European Opera
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
40. A gong sounds to begin the play - There is no scenery; it is the actor's job to create the environment - Mime - drama - music and acrobatics are blended - Makeup is rich and colorful - Costumes are elaborate - Until 1911 no women performed - only men
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
Isadora Duncan
space
chinese opera
41. Choral song: was an ancient Greek hymn sung and danced in honor of Dionysus - the god of wine and fertility
theatre
William shakespeare
Teaching artistic perception -8th
dithyramb
42. This term is used to refer to drama as an art form as well as to the building in which it is performed.
Greek vs Midieval drama
dithyramb
theatre
Globe theater