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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #32999 Fire Dance

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Fuller had scientific leanings and constantly experimented with electrical lighting (which was then in its infancy), colored gels, slide projections, and other aspects of stage technology. She invented and patented special arrangements of mirrors and concocted chemical dyes for her draperies. Her interest in color and light paralleled the research of several artists of the period, notably the painter Seurat, famed for his Pointillist technique of creating a sense of shapes and light on canvas by applying extremely small dots of color rather than by painting lines. One of Fuller's major inventions was under lighting, in which she stood on a pane of frosted glass illuminated from underneath. This was particularly effective in her Fire Dance (1895), performed to the music of Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries." The dance caught the eye of artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who depicted it in a lithograph.

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use of colored gels to illuminate glass use of dyes and paints to create an image of fire performance with music of Richard Wagner technique of lighting the dancer from beneath draperies with small dots resembling the Pointillist technique of Seurat

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Option 3: "performance with music of Richard Wagner"

Explanation: The text explicitly states that Fuller's Fire Dance was performed to the music of Richard Wagner's 'Ride of the Valkyries.' This direct reference confirms the significance of the music in the performance.

Option 1: "use of colored gels to illuminate glass"

Explanation: The text mentions that Fuller experimented with colored gels, but it does not state that they were specifically used to illuminate glass in her Fire Dance. Therefore, this option is not supported by the text.

Option 2: "use of dyes and paints to create an image of fire"

Explanation: While Fuller concocted chemical dyes for her draperies, the text does not indicate that these dyes or paints were used to create an image of fire in her Fire Dance. This option misrepresents the information provided.

Option 4: "technique of lighting the dancer from beneath"

Explanation: The text describes one of Fuller's major inventions as under lighting, where she stood on a pane of frosted glass illuminated from underneath. This technique was particularly effective in her Fire Dance, making this option correct.

Option 5: "draperies with small dots resembling the Pointillist technique of Seurat"

Explanation: The text mentions Seurat's Pointillist technique but does not connect it to Fuller's draperies or suggest that they used small dots. This option misinterprets the relationship between Fuller's work and Seurat's technique.

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