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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. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
artistic perception
balance
space
square dancing
2. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
rhythm
principles of art
mambo
pacing
3. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
color
octave
connecting the arts disciplines
assessment of art
4. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
collage
polka
space
Charleston
5. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
principles of art
contrast
performance dance
history of theater
6. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
space
assessment of art
emphasis
artistic perception
7. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
tango
arena stage
flamenco
mystery plays
8. Where and when actors will move on stage
movement
octave
blocking
social dance
9. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
arts and other core subjects
mie
pacing
melody
10. A collage in three dimensions
harmony
tango
assemblage
assessment of art
11. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
arena stage
elements of music
assemblage
rumba
12. Consists of 8 notes
octave
Noh
force/energy
intensity
13. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
interval
mystery plays
hanamichi
thrust stage
14. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
chord
perspective
shape
color
15. 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.
chord
cubism
history of theater
arts and other core subjects
16. Variation in volume
aesthetic valuing
salsa
value
dynamics
17. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
space
force/energy
square dancing
elements of music
18. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
polka
rumba
intensity
movement
19. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
balance
mie
thrust stage
abstract art
20. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
cubism
movement
hue
shape
21. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
elements of dance
theme
time
principles of art
22. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
mixed media
contrast
mie
chord
23. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
interval
hanamichi
form
balance
24. A collage in three dimensions
connecting the arts disciplines
assemblage
rhythm
repetition
25. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
social dance
blocking
samba
mie
26. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
theme
chord
form
proscenium
27. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
rumba
subject-centered instruction
form
unity
28. The practice of creating or performing works of art
creative expression
assessment of art
assessment of art
principles of art
29. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
shape
Charleston
impressionist style
waltz
30. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
rhythm
timbre
principles of art
twist
31. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
movement
Charleston
downstage
creative expression
32. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
samba
waltz
dynamics
force/energy
33. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
foxtrot
artistic perception
upstage
arena stage
34. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
principles of art
force/energy
artistic perception
35. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
foxtrot
tempo
melody
history of theater
36. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
rhythm
mie
hue
perspective
37. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
proscenium
color
upstage
Noh
38. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
value
intensity
principles of art
flamenco
39. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
square dancing
downstage
samba
subject-centered instruction
40. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
space
polka
chord
tango
41. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
elements of music
principles of art
Kabuki
melody
42. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
impressionist style
hue
artistic perception
collage
43. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
melody
types of visual arts
repetition
samba
44. 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
rhythm
unity
space
45. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
mixed media
dominance
artistic perception
theme
46. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
space
unity
collage
intensity
47. The brightness of color - its vividness
arts and other core subjects
syncopation
intensity
assessment of art
48. A distinctive quality to the sound
connecting the arts disciplines
timbre
theme
mambo
49. The distance between each note
collage
rumba
Kabuki
interval
50. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
timbre
hanamichi
foxtrot
mambo