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Stage lighting theorist Adolphe Appia was perhaps the first to argue that light must be considered alongside all the various elements of a stage to create a single, unified performance. Researcher Kelly Bremner, however, has noted that Appia lacked technical expertise in the use of light in the theater. As a result of Appia’s inexperience, Bremner argues, Appia’s theory of light called for lighting practices that weren’t possible until after the advent of electricity around 1881.
Text 2
Adolphe Appia was not an amateur in the practice of lighting. Instead, it is precisely his exposure to lighting techniques at the time that contributed to his theory on the importance of light. When working as an apprentice for a lighting specialist in his youth, Appia observed the use of portable lighting devices that could be operated by hand. This experience developed his understanding of what was possible in the coordination of elements on the stage.
Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the claim about Appia’s level of technical expertise made by Bremner in Text 1?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) Appia was unfamiliar with the use of music and sound in theater.
A
Appia was unfamiliar with the use of music and sound in theater.
(Choice B) Theater practitioners who worked with Appia greatly admired his work.
B
Theater practitioners who worked with Appia greatly admired his work.
(Choice C) Many lighting technicians dismissed Appia’s ideas about light on the stage.
C
Many lighting technicians dismissed Appia’s ideas about light on the stage.
(Choice D) Appia likely gained a level of technical expertise during his time as an apprentice.
D
Appia likely gained a level of technical expertise during his time as an apprentice.
D
Appia likely gained a level of technical expertise during his time as an apprentice.