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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. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
repetition
connecting the arts disciplines
impressionist style
balance
2. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
intensity
space
space
value
3. The movement of a point through space.
theme
form
arena stage
mie
4. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
value
blocking
perspective
history of theater
5. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
downstage
types of visual arts
waltz
meringue
6. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
upstage
movement
dance
arena stage
7. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
samba
history of theater
solfege
waltz
8. Consists of 8 notes
upstage
creative expression
octave
thrust stage
9. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
waltz
chord
dynamics
theme
10. 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.
types of visual arts
arts and other core subjects
shape
rumba
11. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
hue
harmony
pacing
foxtrot
12. The rate at Which music moves
timbre
form
tempo
proscenium
13. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
history of theater
hanamichi
hue
force/energy
14. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
blocking
timbre
perspective
twist
15. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
flamenco
impressionist style
rhythm
mie
16. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
rumba
arena stage
force/energy
proscenium
17. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
flamenco
types of visual arts
mystery plays
mie
18. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
famous playwrights
shape
impressionist style
impressionist style
19. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
impressionist style
harmony
cubism
elements of dance
20. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
Noh
rhythm
intensity
thrust stage
21. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
movement
assessment of art
upstage
cubism
22. The tactile quality of a work of art
creative expression
texture
tempo
hanamichi
23. The tactile quality of a work of art
proscenium
creative expression
mixed media
texture
24. A collage in three dimensions
assemblage
balance
hanamichi
connecting the arts disciplines
25. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
emphasis
melody
performance dance
dominance
26. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
waltz
hanamichi
principles of art
salsa
27. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
color
Noh
time
theme
28. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
form
repetition
tempo
mystery plays
29. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
mie
foxtrot
time
30. The reason the work was created
theme
space
cubism
famous playwrights
31. The distance between each note
mie
rhythm
movement
interval
32. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
mystery plays
form
artistic perception
space
33. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
rhythm
tango
force/energy
aesthetic valuing
34. 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
types of visual arts
principles of art
aesthetic valuing
35. The rate at Which music moves
dynamics
repetition
tempo
perspective
36. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
meringue
dance
social dance
famous playwrights
37. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
pacing
mie
connecting the arts disciplines
space
38. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
value
hanamichi
twist
emphasis
39. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
pacing
swing
rhythm
arts and other core subjects
40. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
tempo
hue
famous playwrights
creative expression
41. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
salsa
flamenco
hue
downstage
42. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
foxtrot
repetition
Noh
creative expression
43. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
polka
dominance
tempo
mambo
44. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
contrast
repetition
aesthetic valuing
swing
45. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
subject-centered instruction
mie
arena stage
proscenium
46. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
subject-centered instruction
cubism
form
elements of dance
47. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
meringue
Charleston
intensity
unity
48. Helps students see the connections among the arts
solfege
types of visual arts
cubism
connecting the arts disciplines
49. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
solfege
rhythm
hue
cubism
50. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
harmony
Noh
force/energy
abstract art