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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. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
swing
repetition
proscenium
assessment of art
2. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
polka
emphasis
timbre
types of visual arts
3. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
famous playwrights
history of theater
hanamichi
theme
4. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
chord
space
space
arts and other core subjects
5. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
twist
cubism
solfege
salsa
6. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
abstract art
hanamichi
contrast
types of visual arts
7. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
Kabuki
performance dance
solfege
mambo
8. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
space
types of visual arts
arena stage
principles of art
9. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
polka
perspective
Noh
blocking
10. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
theme
balance
force/energy
waltz
11. Dominican Republic
value
meringue
collage
downstage
12. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
force/energy
polka
famous playwrights
artistic perception
13. The rate at Which music moves
tempo
dance
waltz
upstage
14. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
theme
types of visual arts
history of theater
thrust stage
15. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
subject-centered instruction
waltz
elements of music
melody
16. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
space
Noh
syncopation
value
17. Dominican Republic
subject-centered instruction
dance
history of theater
meringue
18. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
hanamichi
assemblage
harmony
impressionist style
19. Where and when actors will move on stage
intensity
space
blocking
force/energy
20. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
emphasis
elements of dance
meringue
theme
21. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
impressionist style
theme
dominance
emphasis
22. The tune of a song
solfege
waltz
intensity
melody
23. The reason the work was created
theme
artistic perception
upstage
arena stage
24. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
Charleston
rumba
cubism
twist
25. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
aesthetic valuing
elements of dance
Noh
form
26. The distance between each note
famous playwrights
harmony
arts and other core subjects
interval
27. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
arts and other core subjects
intensity
intensity
samba
28. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
color
mixed media
waltz
Noh
29. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
square dancing
shape
hanamichi
space
30. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
balance
repetition
Kabuki
hanamichi
31. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
syncopation
connecting the arts disciplines
theme
aesthetic valuing
32. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
connecting the arts disciplines
thrust stage
mystery plays
repetition
33. A ballroom dance from Argentina
tango
mixed media
harmony
mambo
34. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
emphasis
types of visual arts
cubism
famous playwrights
35. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
subject-centered instruction
assessment of art
dominance
salsa
36. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
Charleston
shape
timbre
unity
37. Variation in volume
dynamics
intensity
creative expression
blocking
38. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
intensity
hue
repetition
Charleston
39. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
balance
foxtrot
time
elements of dance
40. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
dominance
abstract art
form
social dance
41. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
color
Noh
history of theater
aesthetic valuing
42. The practice of creating or performing works of art
elements of dance
creative expression
emphasis
types of visual arts
43. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
impressionist style
hue
samba
rhythm
44. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
hue
arena stage
waltz
emphasis
45. A collage in three dimensions
assemblage
swing
foxtrot
mixed media
46. Consists of 8 notes
perspective
samba
octave
downstage
47. The movement of a point through space.
arena stage
tempo
assessment of art
form
48. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
pacing
melody
square dancing
mie
49. Part of the stage closest to the audience
dynamics
downstage
assessment of art
unity
50. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
dance
melody
texture
space