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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. From Cuba
force/energy
mambo
melody
rhythm
2. Variation in volume
pacing
famous playwrights
repetition
dynamics
3. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
history of theater
mystery plays
solfege
social dance
4. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
famous playwrights
rumba
types of visual arts
balance
5. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
flamenco
principles of art
mambo
rhythm
6. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
types of visual arts
emphasis
elements of music
proscenium
7. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
subject-centered instruction
history of theater
mystery plays
texture
8. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
hue
waltz
solfege
Charleston
9. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
force/energy
foxtrot
arts and other core subjects
dance
10. The movement of a point through space.
form
thrust stage
melody
Noh
11. 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.
arts and other core subjects
perspective
rumba
history of theater
12. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
chord
rumba
emphasis
dance
13. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
chord
meringue
melody
form
14. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
meringue
mie
Kabuki
twist
15. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
value
form
form
unity
16. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
value
salsa
assessment of art
space
17. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
principles of art
history of theater
foxtrot
assessment of art
18. The juxtaposition of opposites
contrast
salsa
waltz
force/energy
19. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
subject-centered instruction
Noh
types of visual arts
proscenium
20. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
repetition
shape
melody
waltz
21. The tactile quality of a work of art
texture
chord
dynamics
foxtrot
22. Where and when actors will move on stage
dance
abstract art
cubism
blocking
23. The distance between each note
dance
hue
arts and other core subjects
interval
24. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
salsa
Kabuki
melody
upstage
25. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
mambo
collage
upstage
hanamichi
26. The tactile quality of a work of art
square dancing
unity
texture
principles of art
27. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
elements of dance
emphasis
twist
time
28. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
samba
space
collage
famous playwrights
29. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
intensity
artistic perception
solfege
cubism
30. The reason the work was created
artistic perception
mystery plays
theme
value
31. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
value
abstract art
flamenco
connecting the arts disciplines
32. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
tango
arena stage
creative expression
abstract art
33. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
history of theater
abstract art
collage
assessment of art
34. The brightness of color - its vividness
elements of dance
rumba
intensity
rumba
35. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
hanamichi
swing
solfege
abstract art
36. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
connecting the arts disciplines
proscenium
mambo
octave
37. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
dynamics
tempo
force/energy
principles of art
38. Consists of 8 notes
dynamics
octave
Noh
types of visual arts
39. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
Noh
creative expression
mixed media
rumba
40. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
rhythm
salsa
upstage
dynamics
41. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
rumba
performance dance
syncopation
assemblage
42. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
upstage
aesthetic valuing
perspective
thrust stage
43. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
Kabuki
samba
assemblage
hue
44. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
Kabuki
assemblage
samba
space
45. The practice of creating or performing works of art
cubism
space
creative expression
abstract art
46. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
tango
value
artistic perception
form
47. The tune of a song
melody
timbre
meringue
tango
48. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
rhythm
types of visual arts
tango
social dance
49. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
impressionist style
aesthetic valuing
square dancing
blocking
50. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
rumba
rhythm
downstage
tempo