Artistic Analysis
This term refers to the study of the nature of beauty and our response to it.
What is AESTHETICS?
These are the three main elements of dance.
What are SPACE, TIME, and ENERGY?
Red, Yellow, and Blue make up this specific color group.
What are PRIMARY COLORS?
He is considered the greatest playwright in the English language.
Who is WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE?
This family of instruments includes the violin, cello, and harp.
What are THE STRINGS?
Often called "America's Classical Music," this genre was born in New Orleans.
What is JAZZ?
List the four steps of art criticism in order.
What are DESCRIPTION, ANALYSIS, INTERPRETATION, and JUDGEMENT?
She is famously known as the "Mother of Modern Dance."
Who is ISADORA DUNCAN?
This 19th century movement focused on visible brush strokes and the changing qualities of light.
What is IMPRESSIONISM?
In this type of stage, the audience sits on all four sides of the performers.
What is an ARENA or THEATER-IN-THE-ROUND?
This term refers to the speed of the beat in a piece of music.
What is TEMPO?
This 1920's movement was a "rebirth" of African American art, music, and literature.
What is THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE?
This principle of design refers to the distribution of visual weight in a work of art.
What is BALANCE?
This era of ballet introduced the tutu and themes of the supernatural.
What is THE ROMANTIC ERA?
This Renaissance technique uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create 3D volume.
What is CHIAROSCURO?
This is a speech where a character speaks their inner thoughts aloud while alone on stage.
What is a SOLILOQUY?
This type of music is performed by voices only, without any instrumental accompaniment.
What is A CAPPELLA?
He was the leading figure of the American Pop Art Movement, famous for his soup cans.
Who is ANDY WARHOL?
These are ideas or emotions that humans across all cultures and time periods can relate to.
What are UNIVERSAL THEMES?
This system is used for recording and analyzing human movement on paper.
What is LABANOTATION?
Georges Seurat used tiny dots of color to create and image, a technique known as this.
What is POINTILLISM?
This term describes the precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage.
What is BLOCKING?
When a rhythm places emphasis on the "off-beat" it is known as this.
What is SYNCOPATION?
This American architect is famous for the "Falling water" house and the Guggenheim Museum.
Who is FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT?
In the critical analysis process, this specific step involves listing every literal object and color you see.
What is DESCRIPTION?
This French term describes a dance specifically designed for two people.
This art medium involves mixing pigment with hot, melted wax.
What is ENCAUSTIC?
This Italian style of theater used improvised comedy and stock characters like Arlecchino.
What is COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE?
The musical era (1750-1820) was defined by composers like Mozart and a focus on clarity and form.
What is THE CLASSICAL ERA?
This cultural movement, including rap and breakdancing, began in the Brox in the 1970's.
What is HIP HOP?
While Greek theaters were carved into hillsides for religious festivals, these free-standing Roman structures were built on level ground for "Bread and Circuses" spectacle.
What are ROMAN AMPHITHEATERS or THEATERS?