A Multicultural Family: "We've Never Seen a Show to Compare to the Chinese New Year Spectacular"

By He Yu

(Clearwisdom.net) Even when the Chinese New Year Spectacular in the Sony Theater was over, some people were so excited that they kept on talking about it in the hallway. I met one family there that represented both West and East. The husband, David, is a Westerner who works in eletrical engineering design. Wife Susan is a Philippine-born Chinese. She works as a financial consultant. They brought their 10-year-old boy and 8-year-old girl to the show.

David was moved by the messages conveyed by the show and the stories behind the dances and songs. "I think everyone who knows these stories must appreciate their effort." David said, "I liked the piano solo most. It was fantastic. That girl looks so young. If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I won't believe she could play such wonderful music."

Susan said she was impressed by the colors and choreography of the show. "It was beautiful. I've never seen any show to compare to this one. I liked the dancing and the music, the Chinese flute and the drums. The costumes were so colorful, really great. The background changed with the story--that was incredible." David said he felt the same way about it and was thinking about downloading the background pictures from the Internet.

When the couple was told that all the music, dances, pictures, and costumes were created by the artists in Divine Performing Arts, they said that it was incredible.

David talked a little about China. He said, "From the media, I know about the conflicting relations between the Communist government and the Chinese people. I think they should use power fairly and let the people express their opinions. There was a program in today's show that was very meaningful. The Chinese people stood up to protect a mother and her little daughter when they were attacked by Communist policemen. It was good to see that."

Susan's grandfather moved to the Philippines in the 1920s. She was born and grew up in the Philippines. In order to keep the Chinese tradition, the family sent her to a Chinese school, so she can speak fluent Chinese. Tonight's show was an opportunity for her and her family to learn more about Chinese traditional culture. Her son also learned a few Chinese words from the host and learned something about Chinese classic dances. The whole family enjoyed the show.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2008/1/23/170963.html

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