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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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1. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
waltz
hue
assessment of art
unity
2. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
polka
unity
waltz
movement
3. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
assemblage
upstage
social dance
subject-centered instruction
4. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
form
flamenco
principles of art
mie
5. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
principles of art
mixed media
hue
connecting the arts disciplines
6. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
performance dance
texture
thrust stage
shape
7. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
social dance
arts and other core subjects
dance
unity
8. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
form
mambo
melody
Noh
9. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
mambo
hue
square dancing
proscenium
10. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
collage
upstage
form
mie
11. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
salsa
samba
elements of music
Kabuki
12. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
subject-centered instruction
elements of music
types of visual arts
space
13. The practice of creating or performing works of art
Noh
famous playwrights
shape
creative expression
14. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
meringue
texture
polka
chord
15. The rate at Which music moves
interval
mystery plays
tempo
history of theater
16. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
social dance
tempo
arts and other core subjects
arena stage
17. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
principles of art
emphasis
square dancing
unity
18. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
rhythm
space
Kabuki
collage
19. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
rumba
arts and other core subjects
solfege
impressionist style
20. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
dynamics
creative expression
pacing
time
21. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
tempo
Kabuki
collage
mystery plays
22. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
shape
space
collage
perspective
23. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
space
tango
movement
form
24. Consists of 8 notes
history of theater
octave
time
history of theater
25. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
samba
rhythm
famous playwrights
chord
26. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
hue
polka
hue
rhythm
27. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
abstract art
unity
syncopation
texture
28. The juxtaposition of opposites
blocking
dominance
cubism
contrast
29. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
polka
form
history of theater
proscenium
30. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
dance
mystery plays
theme
artistic perception
31. 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
Kabuki
form
tango
32. Part of the stage closest to the audience
famous playwrights
elements of dance
downstage
dance
33. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
color
theme
repetition
creative expression
34. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
abstract art
timbre
unity
color
35. The distance between each note
tango
rhythm
samba
interval
36. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
Noh
meringue
elements of dance
polka
37. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
elements of music
proscenium
melody
flamenco
38. A distinctive quality to the sound
mie
cubism
octave
timbre
39. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
social dance
blocking
force/energy
shape
40. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
assemblage
performance dance
impressionist style
artistic perception
41. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mystery plays
timbre
hanamichi
flamenco
42. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
thrust stage
movement
intensity
square dancing
43. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
time
elements of dance
harmony
form
44. The juxtaposition of opposites
syncopation
contrast
timbre
space
45. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
meringue
subject-centered instruction
thrust stage
salsa
46. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
texture
collage
impressionist style
cubism
47. From Cuba
cubism
Charleston
principles of art
mambo
48. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
waltz
octave
form
perspective
49. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
arena stage
value
rumba
square dancing
50. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
elements of music
arts and other core subjects
social dance
force/energy