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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 ballroom dance from Argentina
creative expression
value
tango
downstage
2. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
twist
mie
mixed media
square dancing
3. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
solfege
form
cubism
force/energy
4. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
space
connecting the arts disciplines
value
samba
5. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
timbre
time
twist
value
6. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
emphasis
twist
artistic perception
rumba
7. Dominican Republic
meringue
theme
principles of art
history of theater
8. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
downstage
impressionist style
intensity
9. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
movement
dominance
shape
dynamics
10. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
color
creative expression
timbre
swing
11. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
mystery plays
shape
elements of music
downstage
12. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
elements of music
Noh
elements of dance
melody
13. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
Charleston
mystery plays
repetition
texture
14. Helps students see the connections among the arts
connecting the arts disciplines
harmony
dominance
subject-centered instruction
15. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
connecting the arts disciplines
subject-centered instruction
upstage
rumba
16. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
history of theater
tango
timbre
movement
17. Consists of 8 notes
performance dance
principles of art
syncopation
octave
18. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
form
waltz
twist
arena stage
19. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
impressionist style
rhythm
social dance
force/energy
20. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
tango
history of theater
hue
rhythm
21. The juxtaposition of opposites
mixed media
contrast
downstage
emphasis
22. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
artistic perception
foxtrot
Charleston
elements of music
23. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
mixed media
aesthetic valuing
color
value
24. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
solfege
twist
subject-centered instruction
25. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
thrust stage
elements of music
unity
rhythm
26. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
famous playwrights
timbre
assessment of art
mie
27. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
movement
time
pacing
mystery plays
28. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
syncopation
abstract art
repetition
waltz
29. The practice of creating or performing works of art
emphasis
creative expression
elements of music
Charleston
30. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
polka
hanamichi
mystery plays
aesthetic valuing
31. 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.
syncopation
arts and other core subjects
harmony
salsa
32. A distinctive quality to the sound
timbre
emphasis
waltz
meringue
33. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
interval
aesthetic valuing
creative expression
collage
34. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
impressionist style
color
space
arena stage
35. Dominican Republic
meringue
harmony
balance
repetition
36. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
perspective
creative expression
hanamichi
chord
37. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
time
foxtrot
twist
assessment of art
38. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
upstage
Charleston
tango
color
39. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
mixed media
aesthetic valuing
mystery plays
rumba
40. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
history of theater
thrust stage
value
contrast
41. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
theme
force/energy
pacing
42. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
waltz
impressionist style
assemblage
downstage
43. From Cuba
Charleston
dominance
polka
mambo
44. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
mixed media
hue
octave
balance
45. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
types of visual arts
waltz
upstage
mambo
46. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
tempo
twist
chord
tempo
47. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
Charleston
rhythm
interval
Kabuki
48. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
impressionist style
salsa
Noh
form
49. The tactile quality of a work of art
shape
elements of music
samba
texture
50. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
dynamics
waltz
syncopation
collage