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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. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
rumba
space
impressionist style
principles of art
2. 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.
unity
arts and other core subjects
octave
rhythm
3. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
pacing
emphasis
waltz
tango
4. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
creative expression
syncopation
rumba
space
5. The juxtaposition of opposites
square dancing
waltz
creative expression
contrast
6. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
impressionist style
mambo
mie
timbre
7. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
form
syncopation
intensity
performance dance
8. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
pacing
repetition
principles of art
artistic perception
9. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
melody
solfege
square dancing
rumba
10. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
famous playwrights
color
history of theater
aesthetic valuing
11. The rate at Which music moves
hanamichi
contrast
tempo
social dance
12. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
force/energy
elements of music
syncopation
impressionist style
13. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
value
Noh
social dance
space
14. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
famous playwrights
rhythm
repetition
emphasis
15. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
octave
dominance
proscenium
space
16. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
form
harmony
rhythm
force/energy
17. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
collage
abstract art
assessment of art
texture
18. A ballroom dance from Argentina
tango
waltz
cubism
blocking
19. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
dominance
types of visual arts
arts and other core subjects
Kabuki
20. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
theme
intensity
meringue
elements of dance
21. The brightness of color - its vividness
Charleston
polka
chord
intensity
22. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
performance dance
elements of music
upstage
aesthetic valuing
23. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
abstract art
assessment of art
proscenium
repetition
24. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
shape
aesthetic valuing
upstage
texture
25. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
types of visual arts
twist
subject-centered instruction
dance
26. From Cuba
mixed media
shape
mambo
intensity
27. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
solfege
polka
time
theme
28. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
repetition
thrust stage
hanamichi
samba
29. Where and when actors will move on stage
assemblage
blocking
time
polka
30. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
flamenco
rumba
mystery plays
value
31. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
interval
color
cubism
social dance
32. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
types of visual arts
samba
arena stage
solfege
33. The practice of creating or performing works of art
timbre
creative expression
dance
hanamichi
34. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
unity
proscenium
dominance
emphasis
35. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
subject-centered instruction
salsa
downstage
Kabuki
36. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
famous playwrights
value
upstage
connecting the arts disciplines
37. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
foxtrot
thrust stage
twist
mie
38. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
time
flamenco
salsa
waltz
39. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
balance
subject-centered instruction
flamenco
hanamichi
40. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
space
space
mie
foxtrot
41. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
space
foxtrot
upstage
twist
42. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
aesthetic valuing
downstage
waltz
mystery plays
43. Variation in volume
dynamics
contrast
timbre
connecting the arts disciplines
44. Variation in volume
hue
assessment of art
rhythm
dynamics
45. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
artistic perception
arts and other core subjects
melody
dance
46. Dominican Republic
abstract art
collage
theme
meringue
47. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
creative expression
swing
assessment of art
color
48. The tactile quality of a work of art
impressionist style
texture
foxtrot
polka
49. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
elements of dance
mambo
value
arena stage
50. Consists of 8 notes
Noh
syncopation
octave
Charleston