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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
space
tempo
theme
mambo
2. The movement of a point through space.
salsa
form
proscenium
texture
3. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
collage
tempo
assessment of art
contrast
4. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
elements of dance
tango
contrast
Kabuki
5. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
mystery plays
Charleston
upstage
abstract art
6. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
timbre
swing
social dance
aesthetic valuing
7. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
thrust stage
tango
hue
salsa
8. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
emphasis
repetition
history of theater
aesthetic valuing
9. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
upstage
pacing
arena stage
octave
10. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
space
force/energy
downstage
pacing
11. The brightness of color - its vividness
connecting the arts disciplines
intensity
interval
form
12. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
shape
rhythm
Kabuki
mixed media
13. Dominican Republic
collage
rhythm
arena stage
meringue
14. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
square dancing
dance
famous playwrights
melody
15. A ballroom dance from Argentina
time
tango
meringue
elements of music
16. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
value
mie
movement
contrast
17. Where and when actors will move on stage
famous playwrights
blocking
melody
assemblage
18. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
emphasis
mystery plays
timbre
color
19. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
repetition
mixed media
intensity
syncopation
20. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
downstage
history of theater
octave
21. A distinctive quality to the sound
unity
timbre
twist
principles of art
22. The tactile quality of a work of art
performance dance
harmony
texture
Kabuki
23. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
space
intensity
downstage
solfege
24. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
assemblage
hue
proscenium
types of visual arts
25. Part of the stage closest to the audience
force/energy
foxtrot
aesthetic valuing
downstage
26. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
rumba
perspective
samba
melody
27. 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
force/energy
creative expression
syncopation
28. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
repetition
Kabuki
history of theater
octave
29. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
collage
emphasis
principles of art
rhythm
30. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
foxtrot
social dance
form
solfege
31. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
tempo
harmony
hanamichi
aesthetic valuing
32. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
time
elements of dance
dance
proscenium
33. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
foxtrot
collage
tempo
34. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
theme
force/energy
solfege
hue
35. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
salsa
dynamics
impressionist style
principles of art
36. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
Charleston
movement
meringue
artistic perception
37. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
balance
pacing
downstage
time
38. Dominican Republic
meringue
impressionist style
performance dance
dance
39. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
types of visual arts
form
space
waltz
40. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
force/energy
aesthetic valuing
rhythm
aesthetic valuing
41. Consists of 8 notes
time
octave
shape
perspective
42. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
meringue
pacing
hanamichi
arena stage
43. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
space
rhythm
famous playwrights
subject-centered instruction
44. Helps students see the connections among the arts
connecting the arts disciplines
solfege
history of theater
swing
45. The distance between each note
foxtrot
assemblage
interval
form
46. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
meringue
salsa
chord
foxtrot
47. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
Noh
thrust stage
pacing
thrust stage
48. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
salsa
creative expression
subject-centered instruction
performance dance
49. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
polka
waltz
tango
aesthetic valuing
50. The juxtaposition of opposites
rumba
unity
contrast
social dance