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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. Part of the stage closest to the audience
tempo
aesthetic valuing
proscenium
downstage
2. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
perspective
space
samba
dominance
3. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
samba
hanamichi
chord
assessment of art
4. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
Kabuki
impressionist style
meringue
square dancing
5. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
assessment of art
aesthetic valuing
connecting the arts disciplines
polka
6. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
pacing
elements of dance
aesthetic valuing
harmony
7. Consists of 8 notes
Kabuki
square dancing
space
octave
8. Variation in volume
space
dynamics
color
melody
9. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
mie
history of theater
blocking
rhythm
10. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
history of theater
performance dance
value
tango
11. 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.
syncopation
arts and other core subjects
tempo
rhythm
12. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
square dancing
space
thrust stage
timbre
13. The distance between each note
syncopation
swing
movement
interval
14. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
twist
proscenium
social dance
twist
15. The practice of creating or performing works of art
creative expression
octave
hue
octave
16. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
hanamichi
rhythm
downstage
force/energy
17. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
flamenco
chord
thrust stage
18. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
perspective
tango
time
perspective
19. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
rhythm
contrast
octave
mie
20. The tactile quality of a work of art
pacing
tempo
syncopation
texture
21. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
artistic perception
upstage
history of theater
proscenium
22. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
Noh
social dance
thrust stage
repetition
23. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
polka
history of theater
timbre
hanamichi
24. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
shape
timbre
assessment of art
emphasis
25. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
principles of art
mystery plays
interval
rhythm
26. The movement of a point through space.
rhythm
form
hanamichi
shape
27. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
thrust stage
assemblage
mambo
elements of music
28. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
emphasis
chord
syncopation
flamenco
29. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mystery plays
form
dynamics
space
30. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
mixed media
foxtrot
rhythm
texture
31. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
chord
twist
mixed media
interval
32. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
subject-centered instruction
hanamichi
arts and other core subjects
hue
33. Where and when actors will move on stage
perspective
famous playwrights
blocking
interval
34. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
twist
contrast
arena stage
connecting the arts disciplines
35. The brightness of color - its vividness
arts and other core subjects
artistic perception
harmony
intensity
36. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
aesthetic valuing
shape
movement
form
37. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
form
time
waltz
dynamics
38. A distinctive quality to the sound
artistic perception
perspective
timbre
social dance
39. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
collage
meringue
unity
tempo
40. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
cubism
downstage
elements of dance
tango
41. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
upstage
harmony
Noh
mambo
42. The juxtaposition of opposites
samba
blocking
history of theater
contrast
43. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
theme
movement
history of theater
space
44. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
rumba
swing
thrust stage
45. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
abstract art
thrust stage
subject-centered instruction
twist
46. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
principles of art
color
Charleston
syncopation
47. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mie
mystery plays
texture
unity
48. The rate at Which music moves
dominance
rumba
tempo
blocking
49. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
mambo
Noh
aesthetic valuing
Kabuki
50. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
mie
arena stage
repetition
connecting the arts disciplines