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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. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
history of theater
contrast
foxtrot
harmony
2. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
creative expression
rhythm
intensity
twist
3. From Cuba
thrust stage
balance
time
mambo
4. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
theme
flamenco
hanamichi
meringue
5. The juxtaposition of opposites
color
octave
contrast
assessment of art
6. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
hue
pacing
space
mystery plays
7. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
dance
value
shape
shape
8. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
arts and other core subjects
salsa
waltz
mambo
9. The tune of a song
form
arena stage
pacing
melody
10. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
social dance
square dancing
meringue
movement
11. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
space
theme
proscenium
emphasis
12. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
balance
melody
force/energy
rumba
13. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
mie
shape
tempo
upstage
14. The brightness of color - its vividness
contrast
intensity
perspective
polka
15. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
force/energy
impressionist style
famous playwrights
form
16. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
abstract art
dominance
polka
interval
17. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
arts and other core subjects
elements of music
syncopation
mambo
18. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
foxtrot
swing
time
value
19. 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.
hue
arts and other core subjects
history of theater
elements of music
20. From Cuba
mambo
harmony
syncopation
arts and other core subjects
21. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
Noh
balance
Charleston
rhythm
22. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
meringue
flamenco
elements of dance
movement
23. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
unity
upstage
creative expression
chord
24. A ballroom dance from Argentina
tango
upstage
tempo
thrust stage
25. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
theme
shape
balance
subject-centered instruction
26. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
waltz
contrast
aesthetic valuing
melody
27. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
mie
subject-centered instruction
mixed media
social dance
28. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
artistic perception
aesthetic valuing
salsa
chord
29. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
color
syncopation
mixed media
abstract art
30. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
principles of art
interval
creative expression
flamenco
31. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
famous playwrights
syncopation
meringue
upstage
32. The tactile quality of a work of art
thrust stage
texture
form
elements of music
33. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
meringue
rhythm
thrust stage
value
34. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
thrust stage
octave
famous playwrights
force/energy
35. Part of the stage closest to the audience
polka
downstage
texture
balance
36. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
intensity
space
assessment of art
elements of dance
37. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
movement
force/energy
subject-centered instruction
form
38. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
tango
artistic perception
rumba
Kabuki
39. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
hanamichi
pacing
upstage
Noh
40. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
mambo
abstract art
proscenium
flamenco
41. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
elements of dance
polka
samba
swing
42. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
Kabuki
form
connecting the arts disciplines
thrust stage
43. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
assemblage
tango
history of theater
solfege
44. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
dominance
famous playwrights
arena stage
mambo
45. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
hanamichi
impressionist style
rhythm
Kabuki
46. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
force/energy
time
mixed media
social dance
47. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
color
Kabuki
mie
rumba
48. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mystery plays
performance dance
repetition
melody
49. 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.
space
samba
arts and other core subjects
tempo
50. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
shape
impressionist style
principles of art
syncopation