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CSET Performing Arts III
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Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Argentina (Spanish) origin - influenced both by ancient African rhythms and the music from Europe.
time
tango
samba
Japanese theater NOH
2. Creates a 'window' around the scenery and performers. 'picture frame'
proscenium arch
samba
opera
tragedy
3. 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
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
tragedy
flamenco
space
4. 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
flamenco
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
5. 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
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
thrust stage
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
tango
6. The arts prepare students to provide understanding of systems - manipulation of information - and use of resources.
What do arts prepare students for?
thrust stage
Japanese theater: Kabuki
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
7. Learn to distinguish 1 dance from another - explain and demonstrate being good audience
theatre
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
chinese opera
opera
8. Roots from European folk dancing
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
Globe theater
square dancing
dionysian festivals
9. 'Hamlet'
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
Greek vs Midieval drama
William shakespeare
10. 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.
Japanese theater: Kabuki
Moliere
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: primary
flamenco
11. 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
tragedy
Japanese theater: Kabuki
chinese opera
tango
12. This term is used to refer to drama as an art form as well as to the building in which it is performed.
polka
Isadora Duncan
theatre
Greek vs Midieval drama
13. Greek drama was performed at religious festivals and in outside amphitheaters - Medieval drama evolved in the Church from musical elaborations of the service.
Greek vs Midieval drama
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
Teaching artistic perception -8th
14. Operatic performance the story is told mainly through singing. However - an opera also involves instrumental music - acting - dancing - sets and costumes
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
space
opera
dithyramb
15. 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
Japanese theater: Kabuki
dionysian festivals
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
16. The area in which you move; the area around you
chinese opera
Japanese theater NOH
force/energy
space
17. Learn dances specific to 18th and 19th century America - 8th graders can describe functions of dance and compare and contrast different forms of dance
dithyramb
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
Teaching creative expression primary
opera
18. The relationship of one movement or part of a movement to another
opera
William shakespeare
time
Teaching creative expression: middle school
19. Improvisation to respond to various music and oral prompts - younger children dance alone - 2nd learning to work with partners
theater motif
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
Teaching creative expression primary
Comedy
20. 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
tragedy
Globe theater
Sophocles
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
21. Fuse African dance and European styles - mambo - samba - meringue - rumba
Teaching creative expression: middle school
ballroom syles originated in Caribbean
Japanese theater: Kabuki
Globe theater
22. Originated in Spain - amoung gypsy dancers
square dancing
William shakespeare
theatre
flamenco
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
William shakespeare
Comedy
Teaching artistic perception -8th
force/energy
24. Create - memorize - and perform variety of simple dance forms - work cooperatively in groups to create dance
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
polka
flamenco
Teaching creative expression: middle school
25. 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
dionysian festivals
Teaching creative expression primary
European Opera
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
26. A motif in theatre is a theme that is repeated and developed in artistic work or a decorative design or pattern.
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
Isadora Duncan
tango
theater motif
27. responding to simple oral instructions (reach - turn walk) - vocabulary of opposites (wiggle/freeze - high/low)
space
Teaching artistic perception - Kindergarten
theatre
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
28. The degree of muscular tension and use of energy while moving; the use of weight
force/energy
samba
opera
dionysian festivals
29. Dances that originated in America in 20th century
American opera
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
space
30. King of comedy in 1600s - His most famous play was 'Tartuffe' a witty play about religious hypocrisy
Moliere
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
square dancing
proscenium arch
31. Use dance vocabulary to analyze elements and components of dance - understand artistic intent - range of movement expanding
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
space
Teaching artistic perception -8th
dithyramb
32. 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
Teaching artistic perception -8th
theatre
Euripides
Teaching creative expression: middle school
33. Use dance vocabulary to describe movements (unity - variety - force) - physically connect movement phrases with smooth transitions
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
square dancing
William shakespeare
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
34. Critically evaluate dance in terms of the elements
Teaching Aesthetic valuing: middle
Martha Graham
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
force/energy
35. Began in 16th century Italy. Often used traditional legends - myths or folktales as the basis for their librettos or written text.
foxtrot - Charleston - swing - twist - line dancing - Texas two - step
Teaching artistic perception -8th
European Opera
Euripides
36. K learning simple folk dances where they come from and functions - 2nd name and perform rhythms from various traditions
Globe theater
Teaching artistic perception - 4th
theater motif
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
37. Mother of modern dance
time
Martha Graham
tragedy
Teaching creative expression primary
38. Modern dance pioneer - Greek influence - break away from constricting requirements of ballet
Isadora Duncan
Sophocles
dionysian festivals
tango
39. Choral song: was an ancient Greek hymn sung and danced in honor of Dionysus - the god of wine and fertility
Greek vs Midieval drama
dithyramb
flamenco
Euripides
40. 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.
chinese opera
theater motif
Teaching Historical/cultural context: primary
Globe theater
41. 'Porgy and Bess' by George Gershwin blended Broadway musical with African - American music
tango
Greek vs Midieval drama
American opera
Isadora Duncan
42. Brazilian origin - 2/4 time but quick
Teaching Historical/cultural context:middle grades
force/energy
Globe theater
samba