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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. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
timbre
waltz
swing
Charleston
2. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
color
hue
twist
assessment of art
3. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
time
principles of art
hanamichi
assessment of art
4. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
swing
subject-centered instruction
unity
color
5. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
solfege
upstage
social dance
samba
6. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
rumba
creative expression
flamenco
famous playwrights
7. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
abstract art
history of theater
dynamics
Noh
8. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mystery plays
performance dance
color
Noh
9. The rate at Which music moves
assessment of art
upstage
tempo
space
10. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
form
rhythm
foxtrot
principles of art
11. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
rhythm
time
salsa
timbre
12. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
space
collage
collage
creative expression
13. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
impressionist style
syncopation
foxtrot
space
14. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mystery plays
hue
abstract art
collage
15. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
social dance
hue
cubism
rhythm
16. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
space
blocking
unity
types of visual arts
17. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
performance dance
melody
collage
18. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
octave
tempo
thrust stage
rhythm
19. The movement of a point through space.
impressionist style
chord
form
emphasis
20. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
force/energy
mambo
Charleston
abstract art
21. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
arts and other core subjects
famous playwrights
types of visual arts
Noh
22. From Cuba
connecting the arts disciplines
twist
hue
mambo
23. The tactile quality of a work of art
rumba
elements of dance
dominance
texture
24. A distinctive quality to the sound
theme
rhythm
timbre
blocking
25. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
impressionist style
creative expression
rhythm
octave
26. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
polka
principles of art
arena stage
rumba
27. A collage in three dimensions
solfege
history of theater
assemblage
hanamichi
28. Dominican Republic
repetition
meringue
pacing
twist
29. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
intensity
solfege
rhythm
creative expression
30. Part of the stage closest to the audience
chord
samba
downstage
dance
31. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
intensity
mystery plays
movement
abstract art
32. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
Charleston
blocking
impressionist style
melody
33. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
chord
perspective
space
interval
34. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
connecting the arts disciplines
intensity
contrast
form
35. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
solfege
thrust stage
famous playwrights
elements of music
36. 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.
history of theater
collage
foxtrot
arts and other core subjects
37. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
history of theater
unity
dynamics
mambo
38. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
cubism
cubism
Noh
square dancing
39. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
movement
salsa
performance dance
rhythm
40. The brightness of color - its vividness
artistic perception
Kabuki
intensity
balance
41. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
Noh
swing
Kabuki
assessment of art
42. The movement of a point through space.
arena stage
contrast
flamenco
form
43. From Cuba
famous playwrights
mambo
mystery plays
balance
44. The reason the work was created
theme
perspective
harmony
force/energy
45. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
waltz
proscenium
mie
tempo
46. The distance between each note
collage
interval
movement
texture
47. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
mixed media
color
elements of dance
rumba
48. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
perspective
pacing
polka
texture
49. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
dominance
tempo
collage
twist
50. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
mystery plays
square dancing
value
hanamichi