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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. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
salsa
mie
movement
meringue
2. Helps students see the connections among the arts
tempo
connecting the arts disciplines
pacing
Charleston
3. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
dynamics
aesthetic valuing
Noh
form
4. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
Noh
repetition
connecting the arts disciplines
tango
5. The brightness of color - its vividness
intensity
movement
melody
cubism
6. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
melody
elements of dance
space
hanamichi
7. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
rhythm
hanamichi
shape
types of visual arts
8. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
creative expression
samba
mixed media
dominance
9. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
social dance
dynamics
force/energy
cubism
10. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
assemblage
dance
arts and other core subjects
hue
11. The juxtaposition of opposites
value
contrast
mystery plays
rhythm
12. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
arena stage
artistic perception
perspective
13. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
square dancing
space
time
foxtrot
14. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
waltz
mambo
balance
history of theater
15. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
history of theater
mie
square dancing
dance
16. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
aesthetic valuing
flamenco
harmony
emphasis
17. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
artistic perception
dance
thrust stage
theme
18. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
rhythm
theme
movement
harmony
19. A distinctive quality to the sound
timbre
unity
syncopation
rhythm
20. Part of the stage closest to the audience
Kabuki
perspective
repetition
downstage
21. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
arena stage
rhythm
waltz
thrust stage
22. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
abstract art
rhythm
space
twist
23. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
rhythm
hue
chord
artistic perception
24. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
mixed media
swing
Charleston
collage
25. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
cubism
unity
octave
connecting the arts disciplines
26. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
timbre
pacing
shape
artistic perception
27. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
dominance
hue
rhythm
syncopation
28. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
rhythm
syncopation
mie
time
29. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
pacing
cubism
salsa
dynamics
30. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
performance dance
aesthetic valuing
Noh
elements of dance
31. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
syncopation
tempo
performance dance
swing
32. The tactile quality of a work of art
hanamichi
solfege
texture
dynamics
33. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
famous playwrights
emphasis
polka
34. Dominican Republic
meringue
connecting the arts disciplines
arena stage
movement
35. 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.
solfege
arts and other core subjects
assemblage
famous playwrights
36. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
Kabuki
polka
flamenco
abstract art
37. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
Kabuki
salsa
unity
syncopation
38. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
hanamichi
upstage
dance
contrast
39. The practice of creating or performing works of art
foxtrot
force/energy
theme
creative expression
40. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
elements of music
rhythm
contrast
assessment of art
41. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
impressionist style
mie
theme
repetition
42. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
downstage
salsa
balance
dominance
43. A distinctive quality to the sound
blocking
intensity
timbre
elements of dance
44. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
rumba
balance
mambo
assemblage
45. The reason the work was created
perspective
contrast
dominance
theme
46. From Cuba
octave
creative expression
proscenium
mambo
47. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
emphasis
time
famous playwrights
twist
48. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
meringue
performance dance
arena stage
repetition
49. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
unity
square dancing
elements of music
downstage
50. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
Noh
chord
swing
unity