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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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1. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
meringue
cubism
social dance
balance
2. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
polka
history of theater
tempo
balance
3. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
history of theater
Kabuki
mambo
syncopation
4. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
value
time
collage
salsa
5. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
melody
foxtrot
perspective
color
6. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
movement
form
dominance
color
7. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
elements of dance
force/energy
impressionist style
melody
8. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
blocking
polka
form
mie
9. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
force/energy
arena stage
artistic perception
impressionist style
10. The rate at Which music moves
subject-centered instruction
square dancing
flamenco
tempo
11. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
cubism
hanamichi
arts and other core subjects
syncopation
12. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
solfege
types of visual arts
theme
flamenco
13. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
twist
blocking
perspective
connecting the arts disciplines
14. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
contrast
texture
color
balance
15. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
principles of art
unity
samba
blocking
16. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
time
mixed media
subject-centered instruction
impressionist style
17. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hue
syncopation
tango
hanamichi
18. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
Kabuki
space
unity
square dancing
19. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
assemblage
foxtrot
solfege
octave
20. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
collage
samba
salsa
force/energy
21. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
artistic perception
blocking
aesthetic valuing
space
22. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
flamenco
color
connecting the arts disciplines
Charleston
23. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
hanamichi
syncopation
mystery plays
space
24. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
twist
downstage
hanamichi
form
25. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
assessment of art
principles of art
blocking
cubism
26. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
shape
tango
octave
assessment of art
27. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
blocking
square dancing
rumba
mixed media
28. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
creative expression
space
flamenco
movement
29. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
time
assemblage
tempo
timbre
30. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
types of visual arts
performance dance
melody
tango
31. A collage in three dimensions
space
mambo
assemblage
elements of music
32. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
hue
value
famous playwrights
form
33. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
theme
principles of art
time
perspective
34. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
rhythm
samba
repetition
arts and other core subjects
35. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
meringue
Kabuki
samba
form
36. The tune of a song
swing
melody
perspective
space
37. The reason the work was created
theme
hue
chord
impressionist style
38. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
subject-centered instruction
Charleston
assessment of art
rhythm
39. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
mie
arts and other core subjects
form
mystery plays
40. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
color
foxtrot
upstage
perspective
41. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
force/energy
upstage
time
elements of music
42. The practice of creating or performing works of art
form
creative expression
harmony
force/energy
43. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
famous playwrights
Charleston
subject-centered instruction
rhythm
44. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
blocking
abstract art
downstage
theme
45. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
elements of dance
foxtrot
elements of music
pacing
46. The brightness of color - its vividness
subject-centered instruction
intensity
arena stage
color
47. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
movement
flamenco
rumba
repetition
48. Variation in volume
emphasis
dynamics
cubism
form
49. The juxtaposition of opposites
perspective
contrast
rhythm
mambo
50. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
salsa
unity
force/energy
perspective