Watching the Chinese New Year Splendor Provides a Good Opportunity to Teach the Young

By Shuzhen

(Clearwisdom.net) According to audience response, the Chinese New Year Splendor presented by Divine Performing Arts (DPA) provides a good opportunity to teach children about Chinese culture.

Biochemist Cindy Goodward and her friend Michel brought their daughters to Radio City to see the show on February 6. When the mothers expressed amazement over the costumes, music and dances, Michel's five-year-old daughter Alva said very seriously that she liked "The Risen Lotus Flower" the most. When asked why, she answered, "They danced the best and most beautifully."

Ms. Goodward's six-year-old daughter Alana said, "In this program I don't understand why they are in prison." Michel told them that they were too young to understand some things, but when given an explanation, Alana understood. "Because there is no freedom of belief in China," Michel said to the two children.

"The performance is very good. The content it expressed is different from what I know. There is something similar in Indian culture, but they are different," said Mr. Jant Babna, vice president in charge of global business at a New York pharmaceutical company. Mr. Babna's son Abishack, a law school student at Columbia University, said, "I liked the performance very much, I learned a lot from it."

"I liked the vocal performances the most. These songs are praising god and they are so good," said Mr. Sunberto, an immigrant from Columbia and air conditioner engineer who brought his family to see the show.

Rene's family was holding a joyful conversation. "It's so beautiful-- I liked the show very much. It teaches the children a lot," Rene's wife Grace said.

"We will buy our sons a drum since they liked the drum performance very much," Mr. Rene said, "We will buy chopsticks since they also liked the Mongolian dance, 'Chopstick Zest'."

Their sons Austen (left) and Alven (right) shouted, "I want a drum! I want chopsticks!"

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2008/2/7/171986.html

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