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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
downstage
abstract art
creative expression
intensity
2. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
force/energy
blocking
upstage
square dancing
3. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
thrust stage
rumba
performance dance
upstage
4. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
salsa
rumba
dance
color
5. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
emphasis
force/energy
Noh
balance
6. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
arena stage
perspective
collage
emphasis
7. Variation in volume
dynamics
movement
blocking
balance
8. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
square dancing
thrust stage
syncopation
flamenco
9. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
intensity
solfege
Noh
space
10. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
upstage
repetition
texture
flamenco
11. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
subject-centered instruction
mie
connecting the arts disciplines
mystery plays
12. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
value
square dancing
perspective
rhythm
13. A collage in three dimensions
Noh
assemblage
Noh
dance
14. A collage in three dimensions
assemblage
salsa
mixed media
square dancing
15. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
dominance
waltz
melody
space
16. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
mystery plays
perspective
famous playwrights
samba
17. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
creative expression
twist
space
mystery plays
18. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
assessment of art
cubism
polka
shape
19. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
shape
elements of music
cubism
social dance
20. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
Kabuki
twist
dynamics
social dance
21. Helps students see the connections among the arts
connecting the arts disciplines
proscenium
assemblage
form
22. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
elements of dance
theme
timbre
23. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
repetition
thrust stage
pacing
theme
24. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
downstage
rumba
form
arena stage
25. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
flamenco
form
assemblage
subject-centered instruction
26. The tactile quality of a work of art
balance
texture
mambo
connecting the arts disciplines
27. Variation in volume
Kabuki
dynamics
mixed media
social dance
28. Consists of 8 notes
repetition
repetition
octave
types of visual arts
29. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
polka
hue
intensity
salsa
30. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
samba
force/energy
form
connecting the arts disciplines
31. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
emphasis
rumba
artistic perception
principles of art
32. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
mie
dynamics
downstage
33. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
arts and other core subjects
arena stage
dance
octave
34. A ballroom dance from Argentina
tango
dynamics
hanamichi
timbre
35. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
chord
arts and other core subjects
swing
form
36. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
melody
arts and other core subjects
swing
subject-centered instruction
37. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
flamenco
dominance
theme
chord
38. The tactile quality of a work of art
texture
waltz
arena stage
twist
39. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
hanamichi
mie
connecting the arts disciplines
square dancing
40. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
Charleston
downstage
color
Kabuki
41. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
salsa
force/energy
social dance
twist
42. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
arena stage
contrast
subject-centered instruction
43. Where and when actors will move on stage
upstage
mie
blocking
principles of art
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)
mambo
elements of dance
connecting the arts disciplines
Kabuki
45. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
movement
hanamichi
twist
salsa
46. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mystery plays
dance
movement
dynamics
47. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
space
harmony
Noh
value
48. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
dance
history of theater
famous playwrights
cubism
49. The rate at Which music moves
syncopation
polka
dance
tempo
50. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
rhythm
assessment of art
elements of dance
dance