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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The juxtaposition of opposites
contrast
value
famous playwrights
flamenco
2. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
solfege
types of visual arts
value
tempo
3. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
Charleston
space
movement
famous playwrights
4. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
melody
elements of dance
hue
unity
5. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
blocking
unity
principles of art
collage
6. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
space
mystery plays
foxtrot
time
7. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
emphasis
impressionist style
history of theater
upstage
8. The tune of a song
abstract art
dynamics
balance
melody
9. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
interval
repetition
upstage
elements of dance
10. A distinctive quality to the sound
timbre
Charleston
theme
mixed media
11. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
color
subject-centered instruction
thrust stage
connecting the arts disciplines
12. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
color
elements of dance
harmony
movement
13. The reason the work was created
pacing
theme
swing
color
14. From Cuba
space
mambo
impressionist style
impressionist style
15. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
Charleston
rhythm
mie
contrast
16. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
impressionist style
artistic perception
assessment of art
17. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
time
arena stage
blocking
history of theater
18. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
history of theater
proscenium
artistic perception
flamenco
19. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
balance
thrust stage
mystery plays
principles of art
20. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
twist
interval
color
dance
21. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
history of theater
dominance
collage
22. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
aesthetic valuing
hue
dance
samba
23. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
elements of dance
mixed media
abstract art
social dance
24. A distinctive quality to the sound
space
elements of dance
color
timbre
25. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
hanamichi
performance dance
polka
hue
26. The practice of creating or performing works of art
rhythm
rhythm
balance
creative expression
27. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
color
artistic perception
square dancing
rhythm
28. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
elements of music
upstage
samba
salsa
29. The rate at Which music moves
history of theater
meringue
tempo
harmony
30. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
time
rumba
subject-centered instruction
31. Where and when actors will move on stage
polka
arts and other core subjects
thrust stage
blocking
32. A collage in three dimensions
hanamichi
chord
social dance
assemblage
33. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
shape
rumba
dynamics
waltz
34. From Cuba
thrust stage
tango
assessment of art
mambo
35. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
elements of music
hue
impressionist style
downstage
36. The juxtaposition of opposites
contrast
rhythm
history of theater
Charleston
37. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
space
dynamics
performance dance
samba
38. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
space
history of theater
assemblage
rhythm
39. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
color
arts and other core subjects
perspective
timbre
40. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
perspective
twist
emphasis
41. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
dominance
blocking
harmony
timbre
42. The brightness of color - its vividness
movement
artistic perception
Charleston
intensity
43. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
proscenium
mystery plays
interval
repetition
44. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
rumba
chord
principles of art
famous playwrights
45. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
balance
rhythm
octave
space
46. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
mixed media
famous playwrights
arts and other core subjects
value
47. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
twist
hue
thrust stage
subject-centered instruction
48. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
elements of music
assessment of art
rhythm
chord
49. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
salsa
texture
Noh
assemblage
50. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
assessment of art
mixed media
assemblage
space