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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 practice of creating or performing works of art
creative expression
arts and other core subjects
twist
contrast
2. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
salsa
harmony
dominance
time
3. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
mambo
downstage
space
time
4. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
movement
meringue
rumba
performance dance
5. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
square dancing
upstage
mixed media
twist
6. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
balance
assemblage
timbre
shape
7. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
polka
swing
octave
unity
8. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
square dancing
samba
assemblage
dynamics
9. A collage in three dimensions
Noh
hanamichi
value
assemblage
10. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
unity
creative expression
swing
texture
11. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
chord
elements of dance
famous playwrights
creative expression
12. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
perspective
shape
types of visual arts
hue
13. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
solfege
cubism
space
flamenco
14. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
meringue
Noh
emphasis
balance
15. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
principles of art
dance
hue
salsa
16. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
mixed media
perspective
cubism
performance dance
17. Part of the stage closest to the audience
rumba
downstage
melody
subject-centered instruction
18. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
assessment of art
dynamics
octave
color
19. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
Noh
texture
foxtrot
Charleston
20. From Cuba
mambo
Noh
mystery plays
melody
21. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
harmony
assemblage
mambo
force/energy
22. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
samba
unity
mystery plays
23. The tune of a song
melody
subject-centered instruction
rhythm
repetition
24. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
tango
mixed media
social dance
meringue
25. A distinctive quality to the sound
texture
timbre
color
repetition
26. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
force/energy
hanamichi
unity
timbre
27. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
solfege
mambo
perspective
Noh
28. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
samba
social dance
proscenium
twist
29. The practice of creating or performing works of art
pacing
creative expression
form
social dance
30. The movement of a point through space.
time
meringue
hue
form
31. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
unity
artistic perception
performance dance
principles of art
32. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
Noh
impressionist style
mixed media
assessment of art
33. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
solfege
rumba
connecting the arts disciplines
proscenium
34. The juxtaposition of opposites
harmony
meringue
rhythm
contrast
35. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
interval
foxtrot
theme
twist
36. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
cubism
subject-centered instruction
polka
types of visual arts
37. The tactile quality of a work of art
texture
mystery plays
octave
perspective
38. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
upstage
space
intensity
form
39. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
upstage
samba
hanamichi
perspective
40. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
value
proscenium
upstage
chord
41. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
arena stage
movement
unity
chord
42. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
Noh
mie
abstract art
Kabuki
43. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
abstract art
creative expression
rhythm
mie
44. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
mystery plays
perspective
chord
time
45. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
cubism
salsa
connecting the arts disciplines
creative expression
46. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
timbre
timbre
repetition
Noh
47. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
mystery plays
elements of dance
syncopation
shape
48. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
pacing
value
salsa
perspective
49. Helps students see the connections among the arts
octave
upstage
connecting the arts disciplines
polka
50. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
value
tempo
thrust stage
repetition