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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. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
artistic perception
time
mie
dance
2. The tactile quality of a work of art
texture
rumba
types of visual arts
creative expression
3. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
history of theater
shape
square dancing
dance
4. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
impressionist style
form
samba
proscenium
5. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
famous playwrights
salsa
texture
elements of music
6. The brightness of color - its vividness
proscenium
harmony
intensity
Kabuki
7. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
collage
color
mystery plays
shape
8. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
history of theater
emphasis
theme
contrast
9. The rate at Which music moves
timbre
octave
elements of music
tempo
10. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
space
types of visual arts
perspective
rumba
11. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
artistic perception
hue
timbre
flamenco
12. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
swing
history of theater
chord
downstage
13. Dominican Republic
emphasis
meringue
waltz
upstage
14. A distinctive quality to the sound
samba
foxtrot
timbre
creative expression
15. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
color
dance
space
square dancing
16. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
elements of dance
artistic perception
collage
17. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
principles of art
elements of music
rumba
famous playwrights
18. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
unity
syncopation
balance
form
19. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
cubism
square dancing
artistic perception
thrust stage
20. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
value
rhythm
samba
theme
21. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
arena stage
downstage
salsa
repetition
22. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
value
principles of art
rhythm
form
23. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
Charleston
balance
value
chord
24. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
arts and other core subjects
solfege
mystery plays
connecting the arts disciplines
25. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
Noh
solfege
pacing
arena stage
26. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
arts and other core subjects
flamenco
mambo
dominance
27. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
hanamichi
force/energy
intensity
hue
28. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
repetition
solfege
assessment of art
social dance
29. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
space
foxtrot
space
impressionist style
30. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
time
intensity
principles of art
theme
31. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
upstage
harmony
downstage
tempo
32. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
movement
space
swing
cubism
33. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
tango
elements of dance
subject-centered instruction
mie
34. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
performance dance
waltz
tango
mystery plays
35. Where and when actors will move on stage
blocking
dynamics
connecting the arts disciplines
arena stage
36. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
social dance
meringue
emphasis
creative expression
37. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
assessment of art
waltz
unity
thrust stage
38. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
proscenium
balance
assemblage
mystery plays
39. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
square dancing
time
subject-centered instruction
abstract art
40. Helps students see the connections among the arts
Noh
performance dance
connecting the arts disciplines
salsa
41. Variation in volume
force/energy
Noh
collage
dynamics
42. Helps students see the connections among the arts
Noh
connecting the arts disciplines
hanamichi
thrust stage
43. Dominican Republic
meringue
value
dynamics
assemblage
44. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
rhythm
collage
timbre
space
45. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
waltz
color
mixed media
hanamichi
46. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
assemblage
proscenium
assessment of art
tempo
47. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
mystery plays
Noh
Kabuki
performance dance
48. A distinctive quality to the sound
Charleston
dominance
elements of dance
timbre
49. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
repetition
mambo
creative expression
square dancing
50. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
space
texture
square dancing
proscenium