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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 juxtaposition of opposites
form
contrast
dominance
tempo
2. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
dominance
unity
swing
cubism
3. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
blocking
dance
foxtrot
mambo
4. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
flamenco
unity
emphasis
arena stage
5. A collage in three dimensions
movement
upstage
assemblage
square dancing
6. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
movement
shape
unity
contrast
7. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
tempo
polka
arena stage
mambo
8. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
blocking
thrust stage
aesthetic valuing
harmony
9. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
dominance
cubism
waltz
Noh
10. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
cubism
Kabuki
social dance
thrust stage
11. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
impressionist style
rumba
balance
artistic perception
12. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
theme
pacing
principles of art
downstage
13. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
abstract art
principles of art
solfege
types of visual arts
14. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
elements of music
proscenium
collage
downstage
15. The tune of a song
waltz
melody
harmony
dominance
16. Variation in volume
proscenium
chord
contrast
dynamics
17. Dominican Republic
contrast
chord
meringue
shape
18. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
syncopation
flamenco
theme
shape
19. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
swing
intensity
perspective
timbre
20. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
time
pacing
abstract art
chord
21. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
waltz
rhythm
Kabuki
pacing
22. Dominican Republic
impressionist style
square dancing
types of visual arts
meringue
23. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
perspective
arts and other core subjects
square dancing
space
24. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
creative expression
proscenium
intensity
hue
25. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
form
mie
twist
abstract art
26. The rate at Which music moves
principles of art
dance
rumba
tempo
27. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
Noh
Charleston
balance
elements of music
28. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
assessment of art
space
melody
aesthetic valuing
29. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
twist
dynamics
waltz
pacing
30. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
connecting the arts disciplines
hanamichi
space
chord
31. The brightness of color - its vividness
artistic perception
intensity
flamenco
form
32. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
types of visual arts
square dancing
form
perspective
33. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
tempo
salsa
blocking
arts and other core subjects
34. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
Noh
contrast
perspective
contrast
35. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
movement
mystery plays
space
swing
36. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
color
shape
timbre
repetition
37. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
upstage
arena stage
collage
swing
38. Where and when actors will move on stage
octave
performance dance
blocking
connecting the arts disciplines
39. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
aesthetic valuing
twist
mystery plays
hue
40. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
square dancing
proscenium
Noh
Charleston
41. The reason the work was created
texture
theme
creative expression
time
42. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
interval
texture
color
solfege
43. The distance between each note
dynamics
collage
arts and other core subjects
interval
44. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
rhythm
form
dynamics
history of theater
45. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
connecting the arts disciplines
shape
collage
rhythm
46. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
proscenium
cubism
mixed media
abstract art
47. Where and when actors will move on stage
performance dance
contrast
blocking
force/energy
48. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
elements of dance
artistic perception
harmony
49. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
foxtrot
elements of dance
form
elements of music
50. The reason the work was created
movement
theme
thrust stage
impressionist style