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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. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
abstract art
Noh
impressionist style
space
2. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
famous playwrights
polka
form
pacing
3. A collage in three dimensions
creative expression
assemblage
arena stage
mie
4. From Cuba
mambo
famous playwrights
social dance
movement
5. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
form
Kabuki
movement
unity
6. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
square dancing
elements of music
proscenium
elements of dance
7. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
assessment of art
principles of art
shape
downstage
8. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
arena stage
rhythm
assessment of art
thrust stage
9. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
intensity
square dancing
swing
form
10. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
form
melody
flamenco
arts and other core subjects
11. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
emphasis
polka
Charleston
hue
12. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
thrust stage
elements of music
social dance
shape
13. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
performance dance
meringue
repetition
cubism
14. The rate at Which music moves
tempo
assemblage
unity
unity
15. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
rhythm
assessment of art
shape
melody
16. Where and when actors will move on stage
creative expression
blocking
pacing
meringue
17. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
assessment of art
impressionist style
mambo
mystery plays
18. The tactile quality of a work of art
downstage
texture
dynamics
proscenium
19. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
rhythm
impressionist style
upstage
form
20. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
elements of dance
shape
types of visual arts
perspective
21. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
space
mie
history of theater
types of visual arts
22. The tune of a song
hanamichi
tango
collage
melody
23. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
polka
creative expression
foxtrot
perspective
24. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
Charleston
dynamics
octave
octave
25. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
octave
force/energy
social dance
solfege
26. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
creative expression
assemblage
artistic perception
tempo
27. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
artistic perception
form
blocking
elements of dance
28. A ballroom dance from Argentina
octave
form
tango
abstract art
29. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
collage
tempo
proscenium
thrust stage
30. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
mixed media
time
foxtrot
harmony
31. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
intensity
dance
artistic perception
flamenco
32. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
force/energy
upstage
creative expression
33. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
upstage
dynamics
value
time
34. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
value
social dance
cubism
flamenco
35. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
shape
salsa
emphasis
interval
36. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
octave
history of theater
melody
Charleston
37. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
space
mie
thrust stage
melody
38. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
interval
blocking
syncopation
tempo
39. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
performance dance
types of visual arts
connecting the arts disciplines
rumba
40. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
force/energy
downstage
mixed media
waltz
41. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
swing
pacing
foxtrot
melody
42. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
chord
hue
connecting the arts disciplines
repetition
43. 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.
arts and other core subjects
hue
contrast
unity
44. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
perspective
Charleston
aesthetic valuing
cubism
45. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
elements of dance
principles of art
chord
aesthetic valuing
46. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
force/energy
downstage
syncopation
contrast
47. The distance between each note
interval
meringue
proscenium
value
48. The reason the work was created
theme
mambo
artistic perception
polka
49. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
Noh
downstage
melody
timbre
50. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
Noh
interval
rhythm
hanamichi