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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
hue
arts and other core subjects
solfege
artistic perception
2. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
downstage
dance
syncopation
performance dance
3. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
chord
dance
form
polka
4. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
octave
Noh
space
proscenium
5. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
mystery plays
timbre
salsa
arts and other core subjects
6. The distance between each note
interval
aesthetic valuing
aesthetic valuing
dominance
7. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
mystery plays
repetition
force/energy
connecting the arts disciplines
8. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
upstage
abstract art
dynamics
social dance
9. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
flamenco
abstract art
samba
movement
10. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
square dancing
types of visual arts
time
hanamichi
11. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
melody
rumba
cubism
collage
12. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
movement
elements of dance
shape
types of visual arts
13. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
collage
unity
waltz
thrust stage
14. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
mie
history of theater
assemblage
salsa
15. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
assessment of art
meringue
tango
downstage
16. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
social dance
cubism
balance
repetition
17. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
harmony
value
space
waltz
18. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
elements of music
form
waltz
form
19. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
melody
social dance
mystery plays
form
20. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
performance dance
blocking
aesthetic valuing
Charleston
21. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
artistic perception
texture
tango
hue
22. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
famous playwrights
principles of art
impressionist style
rumba
23. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
polka
arena stage
space
repetition
24. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
theme
Charleston
foxtrot
assemblage
25. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
balance
square dancing
polka
movement
26. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
Kabuki
unity
swing
performance dance
27. The rate at Which music moves
arena stage
theme
creative expression
tempo
28. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
proscenium
history of theater
mixed media
solfege
29. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mystery plays
harmony
texture
abstract art
30. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
performance dance
assessment of art
blocking
dance
31. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
creative expression
cubism
samba
abstract art
32. The tune of a song
waltz
mystery plays
chord
melody
33. Helps students see the connections among the arts
famous playwrights
hue
time
connecting the arts disciplines
34. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
samba
assemblage
syncopation
famous playwrights
35. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
solfege
hue
cubism
mie
36. Helps students see the connections among the arts
mixed media
performance dance
connecting the arts disciplines
arena stage
37. The rate at Which music moves
creative expression
artistic perception
tempo
artistic perception
38. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
form
syncopation
contrast
emphasis
39. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
syncopation
rhythm
contrast
dance
40. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
pacing
chord
famous playwrights
hue
41. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
mie
principles of art
swing
connecting the arts disciplines
42. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
form
arts and other core subjects
space
creative expression
43. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
Kabuki
syncopation
abstract art
tango
44. The movement of a point through space.
form
abstract art
space
square dancing
45. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
dance
texture
mie
salsa
46. Where and when actors will move on stage
timbre
mixed media
abstract art
blocking
47. A collage in three dimensions
principles of art
collage
polka
assemblage
48. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
dominance
hanamichi
creative expression
swing
49. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
meringue
shape
assessment of art
50. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
famous playwrights
tango
aesthetic valuing
movement