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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
collage
performance dance
hanamichi
subject-centered instruction
2. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
melody
movement
solfege
mambo
3. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
principles of art
square dancing
octave
upstage
4. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
blocking
syncopation
performance dance
tango
5. The tactile quality of a work of art
form
texture
shape
polka
6. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
swing
abstract art
dance
meringue
7. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
artistic perception
history of theater
mystery plays
unity
8. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
value
contrast
impressionist style
tango
9. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
assessment of art
rumba
elements of dance
twist
10. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
rumba
aesthetic valuing
repetition
contrast
11. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
salsa
blocking
proscenium
octave
12. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
repetition
emphasis
arena stage
rhythm
13. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
perspective
form
hue
famous playwrights
14. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
value
color
performance dance
Charleston
15. The movement of a point through space.
form
types of visual arts
timbre
square dancing
16. Helps students see the connections among the arts
salsa
impressionist style
tempo
connecting the arts disciplines
17. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
cubism
force/energy
form
shape
18. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
social dance
dance
square dancing
Charleston
19. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
blocking
cubism
balance
social dance
20. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
tango
principles of art
pacing
theme
21. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
elements of music
assemblage
history of theater
square dancing
22. From Cuba
downstage
contrast
mambo
meringue
23. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
proscenium
elements of music
rhythm
flamenco
24. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
intensity
force/energy
solfege
rhythm
25. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
creative expression
hanamichi
assessment of art
twist
26. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
solfege
salsa
principles of art
mixed media
27. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
arena stage
unity
color
dance
28. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
famous playwrights
connecting the arts disciplines
foxtrot
rhythm
29. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
theme
solfege
color
mystery plays
30. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
rumba
shape
mambo
31. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
elements of dance
swing
dominance
upstage
32. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
twist
creative expression
subject-centered instruction
types of visual arts
33. Part of the stage closest to the audience
space
downstage
cubism
twist
34. The juxtaposition of opposites
contrast
samba
emphasis
mixed media
35. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
types of visual arts
upstage
polka
blocking
36. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
salsa
form
artistic perception
creative expression
37. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
history of theater
chord
samba
perspective
38. The brightness of color - its vividness
elements of music
mie
intensity
cubism
39. The practice of creating or performing works of art
syncopation
Kabuki
creative expression
famous playwrights
40. The brightness of color - its vividness
types of visual arts
upstage
intensity
collage
41. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
mystery plays
collage
mixed media
downstage
42. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
elements of music
timbre
flamenco
Noh
43. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
salsa
rhythm
mystery plays
elements of dance
44. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
samba
tempo
collage
famous playwrights
45. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
swing
hue
waltz
samba
46. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
impressionist style
samba
arena stage
types of visual arts
47. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
timbre
interval
hue
time
48. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
movement
creative expression
impressionist style
thrust stage
49. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
samba
famous playwrights
mixed media
swing
50. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
impressionist style
arts and other core subjects
rhythm
collage