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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. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
intensity
rhythm
social dance
perspective
2. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
subject-centered instruction
hanamichi
history of theater
octave
3. The tune of a song
waltz
melody
mixed media
artistic perception
4. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
rhythm
samba
samba
history of theater
5. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
upstage
mie
rhythm
solfege
6. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
Charleston
polka
subject-centered instruction
emphasis
7. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
mystery plays
principles of art
balance
salsa
8. The movement of a point through space.
form
blocking
square dancing
balance
9. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
elements of music
social dance
salsa
elements of dance
10. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
syncopation
texture
space
unity
11. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mystery plays
abstract art
assemblage
contrast
12. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
swing
Kabuki
form
elements of music
13. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
rhythm
mambo
principles of art
proscenium
14. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
value
assemblage
assemblage
mie
15. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
Kabuki
assemblage
swing
principles of art
16. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
melody
arts and other core subjects
types of visual arts
mystery plays
17. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
unity
repetition
octave
rhythm
18. The reason the work was created
theme
famous playwrights
square dancing
tempo
19. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
syncopation
Kabuki
tango
dynamics
20. A ballroom dance from Argentina
artistic perception
tango
hanamichi
repetition
21. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
value
swing
dominance
time
22. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
mie
cubism
contrast
texture
23. The distance between each note
balance
blocking
dynamics
interval
24. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
abstract art
mixed media
polka
pacing
25. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
form
performance dance
artistic perception
emphasis
26. Variation in volume
elements of music
dynamics
polka
dance
27. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
types of visual arts
intensity
Noh
rumba
28. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
aesthetic valuing
shape
form
blocking
29. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
octave
color
elements of music
types of visual arts
30. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
elements of dance
chord
octave
aesthetic valuing
31. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
time
cubism
twist
texture
32. A distinctive quality to the sound
timbre
meringue
upstage
hanamichi
33. The brightness of color - its vividness
unity
repetition
proscenium
intensity
34. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
tango
performance dance
mie
artistic perception
35. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
cubism
dance
samba
space
36. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
emphasis
texture
mixed media
rhythm
37. The practice of creating or performing works of art
rumba
subject-centered instruction
creative expression
color
38. The practice of creating or performing works of art
creative expression
upstage
arts and other core subjects
flamenco
39. Part of the stage closest to the audience
rumba
downstage
famous playwrights
timbre
40. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
contrast
space
syncopation
Charleston
41. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
chord
subject-centered instruction
value
history of theater
42. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
unity
rumba
flamenco
43. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
color
rumba
pacing
creative expression
44. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
movement
subject-centered instruction
dance
emphasis
45. The rate at Which music moves
tempo
assessment of art
force/energy
force/energy
46. Helps students connect the critical thinking skills and information they learn in the arts to such subjects as literature - science - and especially history and social science.
tango
hue
arts and other core subjects
tempo
47. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
aesthetic valuing
Noh
proscenium
mambo
48. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
swing
mambo
rumba
polka
49. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
theme
unity
twist
pacing
50. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
blocking
space
aesthetic valuing