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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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1. Where and when actors will move on stage
cubism
blocking
arts and other core subjects
Charleston
2. The practice of creating or performing works of art
blocking
creative expression
square dancing
space
3. From Cuba
texture
performance dance
mambo
rhythm
4. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
rumba
mixed media
harmony
repetition
5. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
form
performance dance
rhythm
samba
6. The juxtaposition of opposites
interval
contrast
time
pacing
7. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
subject-centered instruction
social dance
movement
principles of art
8. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
swing
polka
elements of music
pacing
9. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
time
shape
swing
theme
10. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
chord
balance
subject-centered instruction
dominance
11. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
history of theater
mambo
arts and other core subjects
emphasis
12. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
subject-centered instruction
hanamichi
social dance
color
13. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
foxtrot
square dancing
Noh
history of theater
14. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
flamenco
form
types of visual arts
Kabuki
15. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
creative expression
proscenium
syncopation
social dance
16. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
intensity
types of visual arts
samba
movement
17. The tune of a song
types of visual arts
rumba
subject-centered instruction
melody
18. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
Kabuki
aesthetic valuing
samba
force/energy
19. Helps students see the connections among the arts
connecting the arts disciplines
force/energy
Charleston
foxtrot
20. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
dominance
elements of music
foxtrot
interval
21. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
force/energy
space
arena stage
repetition
22. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
texture
tango
emphasis
melody
23. The distance between each note
meringue
interval
solfege
Noh
24. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
rumba
swing
abstract art
emphasis
25. Part of the stage closest to the audience
form
downstage
proscenium
rumba
26. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
mambo
unity
Charleston
form
27. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
tango
principles of art
hue
dominance
28. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
foxtrot
repetition
upstage
balance
29. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
Noh
unity
assessment of art
abstract art
30. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
perspective
tango
repetition
rhythm
31. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
collage
texture
octave
emphasis
32. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
pacing
space
melody
rhythm
33. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
force/energy
aesthetic valuing
assessment of art
mie
34. A ballroom dance from Argentina
color
rhythm
tango
force/energy
35. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
abstract art
intensity
solfege
space
36. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
types of visual arts
swing
force/energy
subject-centered instruction
37. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
tempo
salsa
cubism
chord
38. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
famous playwrights
flamenco
types of visual arts
space
39. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
thrust stage
famous playwrights
harmony
texture
40. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
famous playwrights
elements of dance
elements of music
rumba
41. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
color
samba
hue
aesthetic valuing
42. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mie
connecting the arts disciplines
mystery plays
solfege
43. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
dance
elements of dance
assessment of art
polka
44. The practice of creating or performing works of art
syncopation
creative expression
pacing
interval
45. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
collage
rhythm
tempo
foxtrot
46. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
aesthetic valuing
square dancing
rumba
elements of dance
47. A collage in three dimensions
balance
famous playwrights
assemblage
emphasis
48. The brightness of color - its vividness
principles of art
intensity
subject-centered instruction
artistic perception
49. Consists of 8 notes
polka
octave
assessment of art
aesthetic valuing
50. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
dance
color
interval
solfege