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CSET Visual Arts

Subjects : cset, visual-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Type of stage named after aan arch that frames the actors as you look at the stage - most auditoriums have this kind of stage - the audience is looking directly at the performers






2. Dances developed in the U.S.






3. Intermediate tempo






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






5. European artist who reached his height in the early 19th Century and pioneered the Romantic style






6. The characteristic sound of a voice or instrument






7. Pose modeled by the winged Mecury where the working leg is extended behind the body with knee bent






8. A mixture of white and a pure color






9. Emphasis on time in dance






10. Interpreting the value of art and art work. Important for written response






11. Lines that suggest movement






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






13. Reading by actors who have never before spoken diologue lines of the play






14. Arranging art elements to suggest smething other than the natural safe to solicit emotion from the viewer






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






16. The shape - structure or organization of a piece - like unity and repetition






17. A rhythm pattern that is stressed or accented and the sounds are uneven






18. The materials or methods that are used to create art - like clay - crayon - canvas - paper - cloth - paint - etc. etc.






19. Originates from European folk dancing






20. An individual's signal (physical or verbal) that a response is required - an actor's cueto speak - exit - may be a line of dialogue






21. A music for Catholic services






22. How fast or how slow - in dance






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






24. The shape of a circle viewed at an angle






25. Fast tempo






26. Lines that suggest stability and repose






27. A devie used to allow one color or tone to merge with another






28. Character's immediate reason for acting the way they do or saying what they say






29. A very fast tempo






30. High - indicates when arm is raised over the head in dance






31. The idea of transforming a three - dimensional image onto a two - dimensional surface






32. A small predecessor of the piano






33. People who are responsible for all technical aspects of the show






34. Became popular in Argentina and spread to North America and Europe






35. Lines that suggest strength in art






36. A 'beating' movement in which feet criss - cross eacho ther






37. 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






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






39. Any object or element that is less important






40. The oldest forms of art that we know about






41. A reharsal of the play from beginning to end - without stopping






42. Colors that are closely related to one another - like blue - blue - green and green






43. Children are inspired and gain the ability to recreate structured movement forms and develop a respect of other children's creaetivity






44. The point in the production of a play that the actors no longer need to reharse with the script because they learned their lines






45. The absence ofs hape or form - an emptiness that defines shape and form






46. Lines that suggests rigidity in art






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






48. Look at the symbols at the beginning of the line of music that indicate whether or not the note is played a half - step above or half - step below






49. An element of dance. the series of horizontal planes rising one above another - for example - in ballet - there are multiple levels because there is leaping and lifts






50. plays of the neoclassic period where Renaissance writers tried to recaptuer the glory of theateres in Greece and Rome