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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 tune of a song
interval
form
flamenco
melody
2. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
foxtrot
polka
mie
assessment of art
3. From Cuba
unity
aesthetic valuing
mambo
space
4. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
hue
hanamichi
artistic perception
samba
5. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
hue
square dancing
form
value
6. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
principles of art
mambo
upstage
space
7. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
samba
abstract art
connecting the arts disciplines
arena stage
8. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
theme
types of visual arts
value
creative expression
9. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
history of theater
texture
square dancing
Kabuki
10. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
performance dance
polka
balance
rhythm
11. The brightness of color - its vividness
time
intensity
assessment of art
social dance
12. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
time
creative expression
solfege
mie
13. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
syncopation
harmony
color
force/energy
14. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
color
polka
assessment of art
mie
15. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
impressionist style
downstage
rhythm
assessment of art
16. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
pacing
dominance
intensity
abstract art
17. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
hue
blocking
hanamichi
mystery plays
18. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
rhythm
contrast
color
social dance
19. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
samba
downstage
Noh
samba
20. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
subject-centered instruction
syncopation
salsa
types of visual arts
21. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
social dance
Kabuki
emphasis
timbre
22. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
foxtrot
arts and other core subjects
thrust stage
cubism
23. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
force/energy
connecting the arts disciplines
proscenium
downstage
24. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
pacing
meringue
waltz
connecting the arts disciplines
25. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
subject-centered instruction
flamenco
Charleston
contrast
26. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
elements of music
mambo
tango
27. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
dynamics
foxtrot
dance
emphasis
28. The movement of a point through space.
connecting the arts disciplines
form
Noh
shape
29. A ballroom dance from Argentina
tango
theme
form
connecting the arts disciplines
30. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
syncopation
dance
octave
balance
31. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
mie
swing
rhythm
solfege
32. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
downstage
form
arena stage
interval
33. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
rumba
emphasis
abstract art
pacing
34. The distance between each note
tango
interval
theme
solfege
35. Consists of 8 notes
tango
octave
flamenco
space
36. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
performance dance
shape
abstract art
meringue
37. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
rhythm
contrast
thrust stage
dominance
38. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
downstage
rhythm
dynamics
principles of art
39. Consists of 8 notes
rhythm
octave
arena stage
principles of art
40. The brightness of color - its vividness
unity
emphasis
intensity
timbre
41. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
color
aesthetic valuing
mixed media
space
42. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
downstage
mixed media
tango
timbre
43. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
aesthetic valuing
Noh
tango
unity
44. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
octave
hanamichi
value
mystery plays
45. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
downstage
upstage
timbre
mystery plays
46. The tactile quality of a work of art
artistic perception
texture
collage
hue
47. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
octave
dominance
square dancing
cubism
48. The rate at Which music moves
rumba
polka
tempo
cubism
49. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
form
space
intensity
history of theater
50. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
contrast
solfege
hue
tempo