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