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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 that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
value
unity
chord
movement
2. 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.
arts and other core subjects
melody
mie
tango
3. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
balance
dominance
twist
form
4. A collage in three dimensions
assemblage
mystery plays
artistic perception
famous playwrights
5. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
waltz
artistic perception
subject-centered instruction
emphasis
6. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
abstract art
arts and other core subjects
timbre
balance
7. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
space
arts and other core subjects
mixed media
movement
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)
pacing
Kabuki
theme
hue
9. The tune of a song
dance
swing
cubism
melody
10. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
contrast
polka
emphasis
11. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
elements of dance
force/energy
space
hanamichi
12. Dominican Republic
abstract art
meringue
movement
mambo
13. A distinctive quality to the sound
Kabuki
timbre
chord
performance dance
14. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
assemblage
mie
space
form
15. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
unity
dominance
samba
meringue
16. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
shape
dynamics
timbre
solfege
17. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
blocking
mie
time
types of visual arts
18. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
mystery plays
famous playwrights
theme
emphasis
19. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
samba
mie
square dancing
time
20. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
downstage
repetition
emphasis
flamenco
21. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
artistic perception
hanamichi
dance
texture
22. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
flamenco
time
foxtrot
arts and other core subjects
23. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
dance
blocking
mystery plays
swing
24. Variation in volume
dynamics
unity
arena stage
elements of music
25. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
aesthetic valuing
downstage
tango
famous playwrights
26. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
impressionist style
form
dynamics
repetition
27. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
aesthetic valuing
hanamichi
rhythm
mystery plays
28. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
texture
Charleston
space
collage
29. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
impressionist style
space
elements of music
flamenco
30. The rate at Which music moves
tempo
Kabuki
space
value
31. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
texture
texture
space
32. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
principles of art
syncopation
mystery plays
cubism
33. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
principles of art
tango
solfege
artistic perception
34. The reason the work was created
balance
creative expression
theme
space
35. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
performance dance
principles of art
subject-centered instruction
mystery plays
36. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
mambo
balance
rumba
contrast
37. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
mystery plays
elements of music
famous playwrights
foxtrot
38. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mixed media
balance
meringue
mystery plays
39. Consists of 8 notes
salsa
force/energy
octave
form
40. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
thrust stage
balance
subject-centered instruction
foxtrot
41. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
subject-centered instruction
Kabuki
performance dance
principles of art
42. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
tango
upstage
history of theater
chord
43. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
Noh
twist
chord
elements of dance
44. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
samba
dynamics
dance
dance
45. The practice of creating or performing works of art
meringue
creative expression
aesthetic valuing
tango
46. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
proscenium
aesthetic valuing
melody
abstract art
47. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
shape
space
balance
elements of dance
48. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
performance dance
performance dance
repetition
famous playwrights
49. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
force/energy
texture
polka
cubism
50. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
connecting the arts disciplines
balance
polka
tempo