A very powerful dance critic had a great influence on public opinion regarding ballet. The audience began to feel that only female dancers possessed the grace and body structure to play the part of supernatural creatures on stage, and that the "perfect" ballet was female only. He changed popular opinion to the point where males were looked upon as too big and ugly to dance ballet. Select his name.
A. Jules Janin
B. Carlo Blasis
C. Theophile Gautier
D. Jacques Cousteau

Respuesta :

Answer:

C. Theophile Gautier

Explanation:

French poet, journalist and critic Theophile Gautier  became an influencial editor and columnist in the eighteenth century's journals "La Presse" and L'Artiste, as well as created the scenario for the ballet "Giselle." Therefore, he wrote extensive criticism about art, literature, theatre and ballet, in whose writings he appealed to sensory perceptions, such the disapproval of the physical appearance and intensity of individual dancers.