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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. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
impressionist style
intensity
abstract art
upstage
2. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
emphasis
color
performance dance
twist
3. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
famous playwrights
downstage
mystery plays
form
4. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
time
mystery plays
pacing
emphasis
5. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
elements of music
foxtrot
history of theater
cubism
6. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
rhythm
color
intensity
history of theater
7. Consists of 8 notes
octave
rhythm
perspective
Kabuki
8. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
dominance
samba
assemblage
upstage
9. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
color
famous playwrights
downstage
emphasis
10. 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
upstage
rumba
form
11. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
tempo
elements of music
dynamics
shape
12. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
performance dance
time
Kabuki
collage
13. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
mie
repetition
arts and other core subjects
14. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
connecting the arts disciplines
abstract art
rhythm
tempo
15. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
space
mystery plays
balance
thrust stage
16. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
time
waltz
mystery plays
harmony
17. A collage in three dimensions
contrast
assemblage
cubism
aesthetic valuing
18. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
elements of music
principles of art
rhythm
contrast
19. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
meringue
polka
mystery plays
performance dance
20. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
time
artistic perception
color
unity
21. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
form
Kabuki
texture
Noh
22. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
swing
hanamichi
samba
23. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
balance
aesthetic valuing
melody
shape
24. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
performance dance
movement
hanamichi
elements of music
25. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
foxtrot
emphasis
time
shape
26. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
cubism
hue
perspective
27. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
downstage
artistic perception
rhythm
color
28. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
melody
abstract art
elements of music
tempo
29. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
Noh
performance dance
meringue
tango
30. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
tango
samba
shape
cubism
31. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
force/energy
principles of art
form
flamenco
32. A distinctive quality to the sound
meringue
theme
timbre
intensity
33. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
chord
subject-centered instruction
tango
solfege
34. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
arts and other core subjects
aesthetic valuing
history of theater
polka
35. The reason the work was created
theme
downstage
famous playwrights
square dancing
36. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
emphasis
upstage
elements of music
timbre
37. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
blocking
meringue
rhythm
waltz
38. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
repetition
downstage
octave
hue
39. The tune of a song
downstage
square dancing
social dance
melody
40. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
blocking
chord
twist
arts and other core subjects
41. The movement of a point through space.
space
form
tango
melody
42. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
unity
salsa
swing
tempo
43. Dominican Republic
form
elements of dance
meringue
rhythm
44. The brightness of color - its vividness
hue
intensity
tempo
assemblage
45. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
mystery plays
time
twist
twist
46. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
mixed media
perspective
abstract art
space
47. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
assemblage
octave
arena stage
movement
48. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
waltz
principles of art
Noh
arena stage
49. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
Kabuki
hue
elements of music
melody
50. A ballroom dance from Argentina
arts and other core subjects
history of theater
tango
space