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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. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
contrast
upstage
salsa
proscenium
2. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
intensity
hanamichi
dominance
samba
3. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
history of theater
arena stage
dance
emphasis
4. The practice of creating or performing works of art
creative expression
contrast
flamenco
form
5. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
subject-centered instruction
foxtrot
color
flamenco
6. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
color
thrust stage
contrast
history of theater
7. Part of the stage closest to the audience
square dancing
salsa
chord
downstage
8. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
mystery plays
foxtrot
polka
Kabuki
9. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
harmony
aesthetic valuing
syncopation
mie
10. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
unity
repetition
rumba
abstract art
11. A collage in three dimensions
chord
form
assemblage
melody
12. The brightness of color - its vividness
performance dance
artistic perception
salsa
intensity
13. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
tempo
elements of dance
chord
foxtrot
14. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
color
tango
tempo
space
15. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
interval
rumba
history of theater
subject-centered instruction
16. The distance between each note
mystery plays
form
theme
interval
17. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
abstract art
flamenco
space
melody
18. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
assessment of art
impressionist style
shape
force/energy
19. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
hue
downstage
history of theater
elements of dance
20. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
form
Kabuki
pacing
swing
21. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
force/energy
artistic perception
Charleston
interval
22. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
balance
assemblage
connecting the arts disciplines
Noh
23. The juxtaposition of opposites
theme
rumba
contrast
types of visual arts
24. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
waltz
twist
creative expression
mixed media
25. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
upstage
social dance
principles of art
tango
26. Consists of 8 notes
melody
octave
interval
solfege
27. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
elements of music
solfege
artistic perception
polka
28. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
rhythm
hanamichi
movement
repetition
29. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
collage
types of visual arts
dynamics
timbre
30. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
mie
chord
emphasis
impressionist style
31. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
timbre
rumba
tango
mixed media
32. Helps students see the connections among the arts
rhythm
samba
connecting the arts disciplines
rhythm
33. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
tango
creative expression
form
dominance
34. Helps students see the connections among the arts
connecting the arts disciplines
proscenium
principles of art
elements of dance
35. Variation in volume
hanamichi
elements of music
shape
dynamics
36. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
arena stage
mystery plays
repetition
time
37. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
movement
creative expression
Charleston
unity
38. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
flamenco
salsa
texture
solfege
39. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
performance dance
meringue
flamenco
assessment of art
40. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
thrust stage
mystery plays
tempo
impressionist style
41. The tactile quality of a work of art
blocking
dominance
texture
thrust stage
42. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
shape
assessment of art
hanamichi
octave
43. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
syncopation
types of visual arts
repetition
artistic perception
44. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
principles of art
rumba
mambo
assessment of art
45. A ballroom dance from Argentina
timbre
tango
upstage
types of visual arts
46. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
arena stage
Kabuki
aesthetic valuing
texture
47. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
Noh
contrast
solfege
square dancing
48. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
subject-centered instruction
impressionist style
assessment of art
polka
49. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
performance dance
tempo
dance
subject-centered instruction
50. The reason the work was created
theme
thrust stage
dynamics
history of theater