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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. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
elements of dance
twist
abstract art
rhythm
2. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
hue
Charleston
repetition
unity
3. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
history of theater
hanamichi
rumba
mie
4. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
rhythm
thrust stage
downstage
samba
5. A collage in three dimensions
subject-centered instruction
assemblage
downstage
Charleston
6. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
shape
theme
time
hue
7. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
types of visual arts
Noh
hue
collage
8. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
aesthetic valuing
dominance
blocking
Kabuki
9. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
syncopation
impressionist style
types of visual arts
Noh
10. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
tango
twist
performance dance
perspective
11. A ballroom dance from Argentina
tango
subject-centered instruction
blocking
dominance
12. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
force/energy
twist
artistic perception
rumba
13. From Cuba
waltz
movement
mambo
creative expression
14. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
chord
hanamichi
assessment of art
hue
15. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
perspective
balance
octave
Kabuki
16. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
space
pacing
interval
connecting the arts disciplines
17. A distinctive quality to the sound
collage
repetition
timbre
emphasis
18. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
solfege
octave
abstract art
shape
19. The reason the work was created
tempo
social dance
theme
samba
20. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
subject-centered instruction
hue
interval
polka
21. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
color
Charleston
waltz
hue
22. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
flamenco
Noh
syncopation
collage
23. The juxtaposition of opposites
balance
contrast
performance dance
dance
24. Helps students see the connections among the arts
octave
elements of music
twist
connecting the arts disciplines
25. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
thrust stage
mystery plays
swing
cubism
26. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
famous playwrights
theme
mie
space
27. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
mie
performance dance
salsa
famous playwrights
28. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
repetition
proscenium
subject-centered instruction
polka
29. The tactile quality of a work of art
meringue
elements of music
mambo
texture
30. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
rumba
twist
time
creative expression
31. Part of the stage closest to the audience
proscenium
impressionist style
balance
downstage
32. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
foxtrot
pacing
upstage
dominance
33. Consists of 8 notes
flamenco
octave
rhythm
flamenco
34. The brightness of color - its vividness
perspective
value
upstage
intensity
35. A ballroom dance from Argentina
tango
subject-centered instruction
Charleston
proscenium
36. Where and when actors will move on stage
dominance
Noh
chord
blocking
37. The tune of a song
arts and other core subjects
melody
artistic perception
harmony
38. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
tango
flamenco
value
upstage
39. Helps students connect the critical thinking skills and information they learn in the arts to such subjects as literature - science - and especially history and social science.
form
social dance
arts and other core subjects
swing
40. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
social dance
Noh
samba
square dancing
41. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
mystery plays
twist
intensity
harmony
42. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
value
mambo
repetition
arena stage
43. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
arts and other core subjects
form
mambo
foxtrot
44. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
connecting the arts disciplines
unity
upstage
solfege
45. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
intensity
thrust stage
principles of art
assemblage
46. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
hanamichi
polka
dynamics
square dancing
47. The distance between each note
interval
mie
harmony
mixed media
48. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
emphasis
cubism
balance
rhythm
49. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
syncopation
connecting the arts disciplines
octave
intensity
50. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
melody
shape
mixed media
flamenco