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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. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
abstract art
Charleston
value
color
2. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
twist
mie
rumba
hue
3. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
timbre
perspective
samba
elements of music
4. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
Kabuki
mystery plays
twist
Noh
5. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
melody
tempo
mie
subject-centered instruction
6. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
assessment of art
abstract art
square dancing
7. The juxtaposition of opposites
contrast
artistic perception
mambo
swing
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)
Noh
flamenco
shape
Kabuki
9. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
pacing
form
intensity
interval
10. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
assemblage
foxtrot
unity
arena stage
11. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
performance dance
performance dance
types of visual arts
abstract art
12. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
twist
social dance
creative expression
artistic perception
13. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
history of theater
collage
perspective
shape
14. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
mystery plays
form
value
history of theater
15. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
force/energy
octave
rhythm
contrast
16. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
shape
proscenium
swing
Charleston
17. The practice of creating or performing works of art
principles of art
collage
creative expression
space
18. The rate at Which music moves
thrust stage
tempo
texture
space
19. The tactile quality of a work of art
texture
creative expression
famous playwrights
repetition
20. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
interval
artistic perception
downstage
elements of dance
21. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
polka
flamenco
square dancing
swing
22. A ballroom dance from Argentina
Noh
tango
square dancing
shape
23. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
color
form
texture
assemblage
24. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
unity
dominance
dynamics
theme
25. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
space
proscenium
dominance
downstage
26. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
types of visual arts
performance dance
intensity
cubism
27. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
unity
arena stage
harmony
chord
28. Helps students see the connections among the arts
mystery plays
connecting the arts disciplines
cubism
syncopation
29. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
mixed media
proscenium
melody
mie
30. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
mixed media
aesthetic valuing
timbre
mie
31. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
form
cubism
space
chord
32. Dominican Republic
meringue
interval
thrust stage
force/energy
33. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
assemblage
time
form
balance
34. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
octave
thrust stage
waltz
melody
35. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
elements of music
space
rhythm
dynamics
36. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
square dancing
Kabuki
collage
syncopation
37. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
samba
mixed media
color
intensity
38. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
social dance
foxtrot
salsa
polka
39. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
assemblage
harmony
emphasis
contrast
40. 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.
theme
mambo
arts and other core subjects
dominance
41. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
contrast
Noh
samba
Kabuki
42. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
rhythm
Noh
waltz
samba
43. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
flamenco
rumba
force/energy
melody
44. Part of the stage closest to the audience
color
samba
downstage
tango
45. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
collage
color
proscenium
mixed media
46. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mystery plays
unity
chord
color
47. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
octave
arena stage
arts and other core subjects
dance
48. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
collage
famous playwrights
hanamichi
creative expression
49. The brightness of color - its vividness
elements of music
social dance
repetition
intensity
50. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
time
mystery plays
elements of dance
principles of art