(Clearwisdom.net) The US-based Divine Performing Arts global tour performances have caused a sensation all over the world in terms of presenting many sold-out performances and drawing warm responses from the audiences. During their over 70 performances, the audiences were enthralled by the consummate presentations of divine beauty. In Taiwan, the first three performances in Taipei have drawn to a successful conclusion. The second stop of the performance tour was in Tainan, known as the ancient cultural capital of Taiwan. On the evening of Monday, April 9, the Divine Performing Arts solemnly staged a performance at the Tainan Municipal Cultural Center, and were warmly welcomed by the people of Tainan. People from surrounding cities and counties, including Kaohsiung and Pingtung, as well as other places, also came by tour bus to attend the performance, creating an unusual spectacular in Tainan's history of art performances.

The Divine Performing Arts performance is warmly welcomed by the audience in Tainan

Tainan County Magistrate Su Huan-chih and his wife, Tainan County Culture Bureau Director Yeh Tse-shan and his wife and other dignitaries came to appreciate the authentic cultural feast of pure compassion and beauty showcased by the Divine Performing Arts.

The first performance in the Fu Cheng on the evening of April 9 gradually concluded amid longstanding applause and praise from the audience.

The Divine Performing Arts performance conveyed authentic Chinese divinely-inspired culture. The audience of diverse cultural backgrounds was amazed and moved after watching the performance. The guests highly praised the performance.

Tainan County Magistrate Su Huan-chih and his wife

Tainan County Magistrate Su Huan-chih and his wife said after watching the performance that the backdrop of the program was different from any other, as it utilized animation. People could move, and smoke could fly. It was very creative. The magistrate's wife Guo Chun-hua commended the performance from a fine arts point of view. She said that the background and the dance performances were very good, and that the costumes were beautiful. It looked very good overall.

Magistrate Su said that Chinese history is of long standing, with vast dimensionality and rich and diverse culture. The Divine Performing Arts performance was somewhat different from previous performances that display traditional Chinese culture. He said that the Divine Performing Arts incorporated Buddhism into Chinese culture and combines spiritual elevation. This is a new orientation, and will have significant influence in the world.

Magistrate Su, who is a lawyer, also mentioned that he was quite clear about the persecution of Falun Gong in the mainland. In such a short period of time there have been so many Chinese people and Westerners in the mainland and around the world who practice Falun Gong. The Chinese Communist Party is therefore afraid of Falun Gong, and thus suppress and persecute Falun Gong in China. He believes that this is a topic worth discussing.

Member of Legislature Yuan Lai Ching-De

Member of Legislature Yuan Lai Ching-de, places a high priority on human rights and has been concerned about the persecution of Falun Gong. He is currently a member of the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) Asia Branch. He watched the performance and expressed his understanding of "Huan Mulan." He said it was completely different from "Hua Mulan," which he had seen before. Performers were from different nationalities. The scenes were very vivid and lifelike. The performance was particularly magnificent, using body movements and dancing to effectively illustrate the whole story. He said he was fortunate to see such a wonderful performance. He also hoped that many Tainan citizens would attend the spectacular performance.

Mr. Lai also said that he hoped to take the opportunity of such a wonderful performance to convey an even more important message: Let every one of us pay attention to the persecution of Falun Gong and other Chinese people by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Mr. Lai also invited the sponsor to join him the next day in a radio broadcast informing the citizens of the performance by the Divine Performing Arts. (Audio (1 MB)) [in Chinese]

Tainan County Culture Bureau Director Ye Tse-shan said he was glad he could attend the performance by the Divine Performing Arts, and he felt the performance was unique when compared with general artistic performances. Taking the performance of Yue Fei as an example, it can be seen that dancers not only used body language to display art, the audience can also understand how loyal and filial Yue Fei was at that time. So we, in modern times, can see the profound contrast with the complex environment of our confusing modern society. It is very difficult to achieve a balance between being loyal and being filial. The performance was inspiring. In "A Dunhuang Dream," the dancers' dynamic performance portrayed the Dunhuang more vividly, and at the same time enabled one to become more peaceful, joyous and content. Such a spirit should be conveyed and shared with more people.

City Councilor: Dance Troupe Put Forth Great Effort, Deserves PraiseTainan City Councilor Tsai Wang-chuan said he was moved by the performance, "A Dunhuang Dream." He said that he admired the ancient craftsman's devotion to the art. The Divine Performing Arts used a technique interweaving reality and illusion to present the communication between craftsman and Gods and Buddhas.

In order to reach a realm as lofty as a Buddha and Bodhisattva, one has to cultivate one's body and mind. Human beings are pursuing such truths.

From "Creation" to "A Dunhuang Dream," the audience was brought to the Buddha's Paradise. We could feel the dancers have put forth great effort, and been able to truly present their principles and values, which deserves praise.

Tainan local prosecutor Chen Chu-Chun said that there are different sets of rules in the world, playing the role of regulating people's behavior, but one's heart is hard to regulate. Such a large-scale dance drama plays the role of rectifying our entire culture. One's thinking changes, and one's mind and conduct may be changed. The law only restricts one's external behavior, but ultimately ethics and art are needed to educate people, and therefore achieve the function of performing art.

Chen Chu-chun also said that the Divine Performing Arts integrated modern and tradition, East and West, as well as science and technology. The background was superb. She was impressed by the performance "To the Rightful Place." This piece has some similarity with traditional thought, that is, good will be rewarded, and evil will meet with retribution. Though the time has not yet come, there will be such a force, when one will be given the due position one deserves.

Masters Degree-holder from the Institute of Design at the National Taiwan Normal University and Director of the Tainan City Hsi Mei Association, Liu Rong-ying, said that she is learning Chinese ink painting, and has been looking for a Chinese artistic conception for Chinese ink painting. After attending the performance by the Divine Performing Arts, she found that the beautiful realm it showcased is just the feeling she wants to pursue in her Chinese ink painting.

She said the performance, including the costumes and graceful lines, expressed a different feeling from the West. This performance contained very beautiful and profound inner meaning, and expressed an inner meaning that emphasizes that realm. Liu Rong-ying, who is also a teacher in the Department of Visual Arts at the Nan Hua University, said that students in Taiwan nowadays lack the part of inner meaning.

Liu Rong-ying said that the color of the Lotus on Snowy Mountain was very beautiful, and she liked it very much. She thought it would be very conducive to her creation in Chinese ink painting. She also thought that living in Taiwan, one may not have a deep understanding of cultural things, as the spirit of the East includes the feeling of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism, and has a comparatively more profound inner meaning. What touches people's hearts is not the surface content, but a very profound impression.