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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. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
salsa
mambo
dynamics
assessment of art
2. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
perspective
dynamics
arena stage
performance dance
3. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
dominance
salsa
theme
repetition
4. The brightness of color - its vividness
intensity
arena stage
timbre
samba
5. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
tango
aesthetic valuing
shape
flamenco
6. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
emphasis
assessment of art
samba
mie
7. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
form
famous playwrights
chord
history of theater
8. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
arena stage
types of visual arts
chord
pacing
9. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
swing
twist
history of theater
value
10. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
assessment of art
Charleston
rhythm
elements of music
11. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
mixed media
form
square dancing
abstract art
12. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
famous playwrights
famous playwrights
social dance
space
13. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
meringue
samba
rhythm
melody
14. The practice of creating or performing works of art
space
foxtrot
creative expression
assessment of art
15. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
arts and other core subjects
octave
social dance
samba
16. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
types of visual arts
time
assessment of art
pacing
17. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
balance
perspective
collage
unity
18. 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.
connecting the arts disciplines
twist
space
arts and other core subjects
19. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
history of theater
twist
intensity
square dancing
20. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
square dancing
unity
meringue
texture
21. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
tempo
mystery plays
blocking
22. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
twist
assemblage
chord
form
23. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
principles of art
color
square dancing
hanamichi
24. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
hanamichi
foxtrot
dynamics
performance dance
25. Consists of 8 notes
mambo
form
octave
repetition
26. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
twist
principles of art
upstage
famous playwrights
27. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
color
twist
contrast
tango
28. The rate at Which music moves
elements of music
proscenium
tempo
thrust stage
29. Part of the stage closest to the audience
pacing
downstage
dance
meringue
30. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
history of theater
space
solfege
Kabuki
31. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
performance dance
mie
subject-centered instruction
connecting the arts disciplines
32. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
color
square dancing
foxtrot
harmony
33. The brightness of color - its vividness
elements of music
intensity
performance dance
cubism
34. A collage in three dimensions
assemblage
Kabuki
types of visual arts
space
35. Helps students see the connections among the arts
mixed media
connecting the arts disciplines
time
interval
36. The tune of a song
rumba
aesthetic valuing
melody
collage
37. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
time
repetition
force/energy
texture
38. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
shape
arena stage
salsa
creative expression
39. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
famous playwrights
performance dance
contrast
assemblage
40. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
famous playwrights
upstage
elements of music
dominance
41. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
history of theater
rumba
theme
subject-centered instruction
42. The reason the work was created
octave
balance
harmony
theme
43. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
meringue
rumba
hanamichi
repetition
44. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
tango
space
dominance
45. Variation in volume
dance
flamenco
dynamics
waltz
46. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
abstract art
intensity
mambo
upstage
47. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
history of theater
force/energy
interval
timbre
48. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
form
perspective
space
space
49. A distinctive quality to the sound
hanamichi
movement
timbre
dominance
50. Where and when actors will move on stage
blocking
Noh
timbre
mambo