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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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1. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
Kabuki
timbre
impressionist style
unity
2. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
space
timbre
Kabuki
famous playwrights
3. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
Charleston
types of visual arts
aesthetic valuing
mie
4. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
shape
interval
hue
upstage
5. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
texture
harmony
proscenium
collage
6. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
downstage
waltz
hue
space
7. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
proscenium
pacing
assessment of art
upstage
8. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
creative expression
mystery plays
waltz
waltz
9. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
movement
texture
Kabuki
tango
10. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
swing
waltz
history of theater
foxtrot
11. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
time
Charleston
elements of dance
square dancing
12. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
types of visual arts
swing
artistic perception
intensity
13. The distance between each note
arena stage
thrust stage
proscenium
interval
14. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
space
elements of dance
perspective
mixed media
15. The reason the work was created
theme
Charleston
rhythm
emphasis
16. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
movement
tango
Kabuki
timbre
17. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
salsa
collage
movement
elements of dance
18. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
time
artistic perception
assemblage
dominance
19. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
downstage
balance
rhythm
harmony
20. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
balance
space
foxtrot
types of visual arts
21. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
social dance
harmony
samba
movement
22. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
abstract art
elements of dance
salsa
color
23. A collage in three dimensions
time
assemblage
impressionist style
artistic perception
24. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
aesthetic valuing
collage
solfege
texture
25. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
rumba
space
dominance
octave
26. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
principles of art
balance
samba
force/energy
27. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
pacing
social dance
repetition
flamenco
28. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
artistic perception
elements of dance
Noh
theme
29. The brightness of color - its vividness
form
form
intensity
Kabuki
30. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
creative expression
value
impressionist style
arena stage
31. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
Noh
form
contrast
mie
32. Variation in volume
hue
dynamics
swing
unity
33. The brightness of color - its vividness
square dancing
history of theater
intensity
samba
34. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
meringue
elements of dance
mystery plays
proscenium
35. A distinctive quality to the sound
thrust stage
interval
hanamichi
timbre
36. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
force/energy
rhythm
waltz
force/energy
37. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
melody
principles of art
foxtrot
38. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
repetition
solfege
square dancing
swing
39. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
aesthetic valuing
hue
waltz
form
40. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
collage
creative expression
impressionist style
artistic perception
41. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
solfege
movement
polka
dominance
42. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
twist
twist
abstract art
subject-centered instruction
43. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
mambo
impressionist style
history of theater
types of visual arts
44. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
blocking
perspective
chord
famous playwrights
45. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
pacing
upstage
hue
twist
46. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
collage
value
space
color
47. The movement of a point through space.
interval
emphasis
aesthetic valuing
form
48. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
timbre
foxtrot
chord
thrust stage
49. The tactile quality of a work of art
texture
unity
aesthetic valuing
flamenco
50. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
solfege
Charleston
Noh
hanamichi