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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A term that applies to any work of visual art that is formed by two or more forms of media






2. How fast or how slow - in dance






3. A play set in the coutnryside populated by nymphs - satyrs - shepherds and wandering knights with dancing and singing






4. A very fast tempo






5. Lines that suggest strength in art






6. Emphasis on time in dance






7. European artist whose music dominated the later part of the 18th century






8. Social dancing performed as a couple - has origins in Carribbean Islands and African and European styles - types of dances include the mambo - the samba - meringue - and rumba - and salsa






9. Lines that suggest movement






10. The distance between each note






11. Originally banned because it involved couples touching each other - spread across Europe and then across the Americas






12. genre of theater that focused on life as an unfathombale mystery and as a rideiculous andp ointless endeavor






13. In the medieval times - art was created for this so it had a religious theme






14. Can describe function of dance in society - like courtship - ritual - and entertainment






15. Plays that end happily






16. Same idea carried out in three dimensions so you end up with a sculptural piece - 3D version of a collage






17. Plays that focused on the right vs. wrong scenario that featured an Everyman






18. The way that opposites (dark vs light - black vs white) are portrayed within an artwork






19. A resident company in which actors were hired based on lines of work and number of plays prepared






20. Practice creating or performing works of art. Important for written response






21. What we see as the reflection and absorption of light off any surface






22. An effect that is unififed and aestheticlaly pleasing by combining colors that are similar in one or more aspects






23. A pose in which the working leg is extended with a straight knee behind the body






24. Space that creatse depth in art






25. A director's suggestions and corrections for a play






26. A leap in which the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing thedirection where the movement started






27. category of literature intended for the stage. Greek playwrights like Aeschylus - Sophocles - and Euripides are considered world's greatest playwrights - specifically in tragedies. actors wore masks with exaggerated expressions instead of makeup - ch






28. Children express emotions through movement - learn improv to respond to music or oral prompts






29. Space that suggests distant objects in art






30. Were using styluses of incised ocher dating back 100000 years ago to create works






31. A stage that is meant to viewed from all different kinds of sides






32. The ability to get into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements






33. An element of dance. the immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body - danceres shape their space as they move - change directio or path or level - or extend their range






34. Representing an object by using lines instead of masses






35. The brightness of the color - its vividness






36. A succession of musical tones or notes based on mathematical progressions known as a scale






37. A mixture of white and a pure color






38. Very slow tempo






39. A villain who the hero is pited against






40. Looking at how the objects portrayed in a painting. The object that is emphasized is the dominant one. You must ask why it was selected compared to something else to determine why the artist mae the work






41. The final step before a production in which the play is rehaersed with costumes and makeup and full staging with full stage crew






42. A predecessor of the piano - sounded by plucking strings






43. When an artist chooses to emphasize one artistic element over aonother






44. Lines that suggests rigidity in art






45. Steps of dance put together for performance or composing dances






46. A group of lines and spaces that music is written on; it has five lines and four spaces and they each correspond to a specific note or musical tone






47. Consisting of tonal - rhythmic pattern and whose name from the name of the nine goddesses






48. Popular dance in America in the 1920s. Natural movement of walking - though it is usually performed in place. The arms swing forward and backwards - with the right arm coming forward as the left leg 'steps' forward - and then moving back as the oppos






49. A long speech without interruption performed by asingle actor






50. The reason why the art work was created. Bby looking at all the elemnts are principles - you can come up with why did the artist create this work or what does the artist want me to get out of this art