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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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1. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
Noh
elements of music
chord
performance dance
2. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
square dancing
value
rhythm
mystery plays
3. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
space
cubism
movement
social dance
4. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
chord
movement
blocking
perspective
5. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
waltz
artistic perception
foxtrot
Charleston
6. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
subject-centered instruction
principles of art
upstage
solfege
7. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
Charleston
form
Charleston
flamenco
8. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
rumba
intensity
performance dance
creative expression
9. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
intensity
polka
timbre
social dance
10. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
shape
shape
balance
emphasis
11. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
connecting the arts disciplines
impressionist style
force/energy
space
12. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
foxtrot
solfege
Noh
waltz
13. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
perspective
value
emphasis
hanamichi
14. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
shape
rumba
hue
meringue
15. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
emphasis
elements of music
assessment of art
square dancing
16. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
artistic perception
space
theme
balance
17. The brightness of color - its vividness
tango
Charleston
intensity
assemblage
18. The rate at Which music moves
emphasis
arena stage
tempo
octave
19. 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.
abstract art
movement
mixed media
arts and other core subjects
20. A collage in three dimensions
elements of dance
timbre
assemblage
aesthetic valuing
21. Where and when actors will move on stage
upstage
mystery plays
proscenium
blocking
22. The tactile quality of a work of art
texture
types of visual arts
proscenium
samba
23. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
syncopation
force/energy
upstage
abstract art
24. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
foxtrot
space
polka
dance
25. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
dance
salsa
downstage
color
26. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
rhythm
contrast
flamenco
value
27. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
contrast
dominance
space
famous playwrights
28. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
space
performance dance
Charleston
Noh
29. The practice of creating or performing works of art
aesthetic valuing
force/energy
elements of music
creative expression
30. The juxtaposition of opposites
intensity
dance
contrast
shape
31. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
performance dance
aesthetic valuing
mystery plays
color
32. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
aesthetic valuing
hue
history of theater
salsa
33. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
flamenco
swing
unity
samba
34. Helps students see the connections among the arts
connecting the arts disciplines
abstract art
polka
movement
35. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
cubism
dominance
force/energy
hue
36. A ballroom dance from Argentina
samba
shape
history of theater
tango
37. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
collage
perspective
samba
tango
38. Variation in volume
blocking
principles of art
dynamics
dominance
39. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
chord
waltz
rhythm
types of visual arts
40. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
contrast
form
history of theater
upstage
41. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
Charleston
creative expression
pacing
arts and other core subjects
42. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
repetition
aesthetic valuing
rhythm
downstage
43. The movement of a point through space.
form
swing
swing
chord
44. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
contrast
mie
hue
balance
45. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
flamenco
color
arts and other core subjects
shape
46. Variation in volume
collage
cubism
performance dance
dynamics
47. The reason the work was created
value
theme
history of theater
blocking
48. A distinctive quality to the sound
timbre
elements of dance
Noh
space
49. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
types of visual arts
arena stage
hue
time
50. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
solfege
cubism
square dancing
foxtrot
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