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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. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
repetition
artistic perception
square dancing
upstage
2. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
waltz
elements of music
melody
space
3. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
aesthetic valuing
thrust stage
space
elements of dance
4. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
types of visual arts
thrust stage
square dancing
syncopation
5. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
harmony
arts and other core subjects
dominance
assessment of art
6. Where and when actors will move on stage
connecting the arts disciplines
polka
blocking
foxtrot
7. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
foxtrot
form
assessment of art
history of theater
8. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
rumba
flamenco
mixed media
rhythm
9. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
syncopation
balance
proscenium
emphasis
10. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
subject-centered instruction
elements of dance
social dance
harmony
11. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
perspective
intensity
thrust stage
rhythm
12. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
texture
time
polka
assessment of art
13. The brightness of color - its vividness
form
intensity
mie
solfege
14. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
samba
tango
flamenco
unity
15. Consists of 8 notes
octave
pacing
arts and other core subjects
twist
16. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
time
form
contrast
social dance
17. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
color
space
flamenco
form
18. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
tempo
texture
polka
aesthetic valuing
19. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
abstract art
assessment of art
principles of art
chord
20. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
shape
solfege
tempo
balance
21. The tactile quality of a work of art
dance
famous playwrights
texture
blocking
22. A distinctive quality to the sound
performance dance
arena stage
timbre
value
23. 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.
square dancing
arts and other core subjects
time
movement
24. Consists of 8 notes
intensity
Noh
octave
thrust stage
25. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
syncopation
mambo
force/energy
emphasis
26. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
movement
repetition
polka
performance dance
27. Part of the stage closest to the audience
time
connecting the arts disciplines
form
downstage
28. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
melody
pacing
downstage
arena stage
29. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
unity
Noh
arts and other core subjects
principles of art
30. The movement of a point through space.
form
square dancing
thrust stage
shape
31. The rate at Which music moves
theme
tempo
contrast
foxtrot
32. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
waltz
hue
value
mixed media
33. Helps students see the connections among the arts
octave
blocking
rhythm
connecting the arts disciplines
34. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
famous playwrights
theme
unity
dynamics
35. The distance between each note
emphasis
interval
timbre
arena stage
36. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
blocking
hue
types of visual arts
shape
37. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
emphasis
melody
arena stage
pacing
38. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
subject-centered instruction
chord
tempo
hanamichi
39. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
mixed media
rumba
hanamichi
subject-centered instruction
40. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
emphasis
rumba
elements of dance
emphasis
41. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
Noh
time
mystery plays
unity
42. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
harmony
types of visual arts
salsa
history of theater
43. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
types of visual arts
mixed media
harmony
44. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
connecting the arts disciplines
force/energy
Kabuki
time
45. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
upstage
twist
mystery plays
elements of music
46. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
chord
syncopation
polka
solfege
47. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
rhythm
harmony
octave
types of visual arts
48. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
value
mixed media
famous playwrights
creative expression
49. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
force/energy
Charleston
interval
intensity
50. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
swing
hue
repetition
intensity