Dance Comp Final

Front 1

direction is a term indicating

Back 1

relative lines in movement

Front 2

4 elements of space

Back 2

direction, level, size, accent

Front 3

space can be defined as

Back 3

"possibility for position and dimension; an environmental necessary for movement"

Front 4

an aspect of space dealing with height from the floor is

Back 4

level

Front 5

what is an artistic flight from complete reality

Back 5

surrealism

Front 6

__________emphasises the unusual relationships and forms

Back 6

surrealism

Front 7

NOT the area between objects

Back 7

postive space

Front 8

______is an attempt to project the artist's emotional approximation of or intensification of reality

Back 8

impressionism

Front 9

There is no copy of reality

Back 9

impressionism

Front 10

_______is a form that implies it is possible to observe and experience all aspects of an object simultaneously

Back 10

cubism

Front 11

______is a musical form using three or four contrasting rhythms and moods that are all related by ______and ______

Back 11

Sonata; tone and style

Front 12

______is a musical form that developed as a result of various manipulations of a given theme

Back 12

fugue

Front 13

the word "choreograph" is derived from the

Back 13

greek chorea, a choral dance, and graphical writing

Front 14

three elements of energy

Back 14

accent, intensity, quality

Front 15

energy can be defined as

Back 15

"an exertion which imitates. controls, and stops movement"

Front 16

________is the area between the dancer's body

Back 16

negative space

Front 17

ABA form

Back 17

3 sections having 2 contrasting themes

Front 18

AB form

Back 18

2 sections having 2 contrasting themes

Front 19

_______is a quality of movement characterized by rapid repeated bursts of percussive movements like a jitter.

Back 19

vibratory

Front 20

a choreographic from developed from alternating and varying movement theme is

Back 20

Theme and Variation

Front 21

______is a movement quality that is repeated cycle of fall and recovery

Back 21

swinging

Front 22

______is a change from the normal or average, whether by extraordinary length, complexity of ______ or _______

Back 22

distortion; movement or abruptness

Front 23

________is a quality of movement that occurs in a moment of ______ to gravity

Back 23

Suspend; resistance

Front 24

________is the apparent size of a movement, relative to both previous movement and to the ____________

Back 24

Dimensions; stage space

Front 25

An elaborate dance entertainment that is intended to bedazzle the audience is

Back 25

spectral Dance

Front 26

speed of music

Back 26

tempo

Front 27

the underlying pulse of the movement or music

Back 27

beat

Front 28

structure of movement patterns in time

Back 28

rhythm

Front 29

a rhythmic pattern made up of irregular or regular units of different meters

Back 29

mixed meters

Front 30

an element of dance/choreo in which tempo and rhythm play an important role

Back 30

time

Front 31

the displacement of the usual and expected rhythmic stress

Back 31

syncopation

Front 32

a choreographic form with many different sections there is a return to the original phrase alternating with contrasting phrases

Back 32

rondo

Front 33

a movement quality characterized by sharp starts and stops: staccato jabs of energy

Back 33

percussive

Front 34

a chorergraphic form that is based on the use of one repeated and manipulated movement start performed by different dancers

Back 34

canon

Front 35

a quality of movement that is smooth and unaccented no apparent start or stop

Back 35

sustained

Front 36

an uneven proportion in time, space or energy, opposed to conventional balance

Back 36

abstraction

Front 37

the process of reducing a thing to its most basic to essential characteristics

Back 37

abstraction

Front 38

a spotlight featuring a stepped lens which projects a clear song light with a soft edge

Back 38

fresnel

Front 39

transparent color medium placed on lighting instruments to produce different colors

Back 39

gels

Front 40

mobile Instrument that can be adjusted to follow a dancer

Back 40

follow spot

Front 41

a big light used to light the stage for bows and numbers requiring a lot of light

Back 41

flood light

Front 42

an instrument that is hung in the theater with many different colors. looks like a long rectangle

Back 42

strip light

Front 43

credited with the concept of contract and release

Back 43

martha graham

Front 44

credited with the concept of fall and recovery

Back 44

Doris Humphrey

Front 45

the concept of change as a choreographic tool "chance dance"

Back 45

merce cunningham

Front 46

artist's presentation of an oblique look at reality

Back 46

impressionism