Laban Movements
Dancing
Shakespeare
Theater/Plays/Musicals
Theater Vocab
100
What is a direct, heavy and quick movement?
A Punch
100
What is the term for dancing quick or slow?
Tempo
100
Was Shakespeare an American Playwrite or an English Playwrite?
English Playwriter
100
This describes a person an actor is imitating.
A Character
100
A major section of a play usually made up of several scenes.
What is a act?
200
What movement is direct, light and sustained?
A Glide
200
Give a term for this definition:
The sequence of steps and movements in dance or figure skating, especially in a ballet or other staged dance
What is Choreography
200
Name 2 William's Shakespeare's most famous plays
Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream
200
What do you say when you are beginning and ending your script?
Scene and Curtain
200
A written text of the play
What is a script?
300
A Slash and a Wring are both direct or Indirect?
Indirect
300
Earlier in the year, we learned the story of Misty Copeland. What was the play that we saw her perform as the lead role?
The Firebird
300
What was Shakespeare's first play?
Henry VI (Henry the Fifth)
300
Describe a Greek Tragedy and Comedy
Comedy: Good things happening to bad people
Tragedy: Bad things happening to good people
300
A long speech that is given by one character
What is a monologue?
400
Are a Dab and a Float both heavy or light?
Light
400
Which culture/style of dance did the Handkerchief dance come from?
Chinese Folk Dance
400
Which word did Shakespeare invent?
A: Terminate
B: Helpful
C: Lonely
D: Mindful
C: Lonely
400
Which film is the third longest-running broadway film?
The Lion King Live-Action Film
400
A story written to be performed by actors
What is a drama?
500
Out of these four movements (Punch, Press, Flick, and Dab) which one is NOT quick?
A Press
500
What culture of dance wore this type of costume?
The Flamenco culture
500
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
38 plays
500
What was the longest-running Broadway musical of all time?
The Phantom of the Opera
500
A subdivision of an act that changes for an act that changes for a new time or location; ends when the characters leave the stage
What is a scene?