The Highly-Acclaimed Divine Performing Arts Company Arrives in Japan Again (Photos)
(Clearwisdom.net) Just after finishing 15 Chinese New Year Splendor
performances at New York City's Radio City Music Hall, the Divine Performing
Arts of New York arrived in Tokyo, the first stop on its Asian tour. Japan was heavily influenced by the culture of the Tang Dynasty. During the
Tang Dynasty, the first group of Japanese envoys was dispatched to China in 630
A.D. Japan sent over ten such groups to China during the following 200 years.
These envoys brought back to Japan Chinese poems, dances, calligraphy, laws,
construction styles, and so on. They especially brought Mahayana Buddhism to
Japan. Even up to the present time, traces of the influence of the culture of
the great Tang Dynasty on the Japanese culture can still be readily seen. Although the Divine Performing Arts of New York created quite a sensation
during its tour in North America, it is even more admired by audiences in Japan,
a country rich in Asian culture. On the evening of February 12, the second
presentation of the Chinese Spectacular portrayed dazzling Chinese
culture to Japanese theatergoers in the Kousei Nenkin Kaikan Big Hall in Tokyo.
Audience members were generous with their applause to express their appreciation
and excitement. �The Divine Performing Arts caught the attention of the
Japanese audience members Japanese Senator: Traditional Chinese culture will become popular worldwide Japanese Senator Toshiko Hamayotsu was born in Taiwan. She is very fond of
the words of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the Republic of China: "The
mind is the source of everything." She wished the Divine Performing Arts
the best on its tour around the world, including in Japan. She hoped that this
would be a year in which the historic traditional Chinese culture could be
spread widely throughout the world. She also wished the performance success. �Japanese Senator Toshiko Hamayotsu hopes that the
historic traditional Chinese culture will spread throughout the world Former ambassador to Switzerland: The Tang Dynasty drums are "really
extraordinary" Mr. Murata Mitsuhe, a professor at Tokai Gakuen University, saw the first
Divine Performing Arts performance in Japan. He has been a Japanese ambassador
to several countries and often appears at international conferences. He has been
the Ambassador to Switzerland, to France, and to Senegal. He was also the
foreign minister in the Japanese Senate. Mr. Murata Mitsuhe, an ambassador to several countries,
commended the Chinese Spectacular performers for their superb skills and
the excellent rhythms of the Tang Dynasty drums During the intermission, Mr. Mitsuhe agreed to an interview. He said that the
skills exhibited during the performance were " extraordinary," and he
thought that the performers must have endured "very disciplined
training." He said that the dances were very beautiful, the singing was
also excellent, the drumming skills of the Tang Dynasty drummers were
"really extraordinary," and the rhythm of the drumming was very
authentic. Additionally, Mr. Mitsuhe indicated that the persecution of Falun Gong
practitioners in China, which was portrayed in one of the programs, would not
last much longer. Television producer: I hope the Divine Performing Arts will appear on our
programs Ms. Keiko Asai, a television producer with BS Japan television At a friend's suggestion, Ms. Keiko Asai, a television producer with BS Japan
television, came to this year's the first Chinese Spectacular performance
in Tokyo. After the show was over, she said, "I think that this year's
performance is much better than last year's. If I have the opportunity, I will
certainly invite them to appear on our television programs." She also indicated that she has had a very strong interest in Chinese culture
and was really pleased to have this chance to better understand it. As a television producer, she also owns a school for training actors, which
has a total of 6500 students. Xinhua Times Editor-in-chief: "It would be nice if I can someday see
it in Beijing" After watching the first half of the performance, Mr. Su Ling, Xinhua
Times editor-in-chief, said repeatedly, "I think it is very good. I am
touched. Several of the programs moved me very much. I am a person not easily
affected by such things and I do not cry easily. However, a moment ago, I had
tears running down my face." He gave an example. "In 'The Loyalty of Yue Fei,' when Yue Fei's mother
tattooed the words on his back, it conveyed such a patriotic spirit. It was also
something that is above ideology. We are all Chinese. No matter where we go, we
are still Chinese. Chinese people are forever Chinese. Chinese people love China
and work hard for their nation, for the liberation of our nation, and for the
freedom and happiness of our nation. This spirit is forever motivating. What I
said about being moved to tears a moment ago carries this meaning." He said that, before he saw the show, some people considered it to be
controversial and very sensitive. He indicated that the more sensitive it was
purported to be, the more he wanted to see it for himself. After seeing the
performance, he thought that it was very good and that its artistic power was,
in fact, very acute. "Whether it is the arts or
"Truth-Compassion-Tolerance," they are all universal values. So there's no need for people to project ideology, prejudice, or even hatred onto these performances." He said that the pursuit of freedom is a human right, and that includes
artistic pursuit. In fact, behind the arts is the truth. He indicated that
today's trip to the theater was really worthwhile. "In terms of artistic
level, this performance was extremely good. It is professional, world-class. It
has even played on Broadway, not to mention Tokyo. I have always thought that,
even though we can now sit in Tokyo and see the show, it would be nice if we
could sit in Beijing and see it." In March 2007, the Divine Performing Arts performed twice in Tokyo's Sonic
City and received very good comments from the audiences. Today the Divine
Performing Arts has arrived in Tokyo again. Besides spreading the spirit of
Chinese culture, it has also brought the audience unforgettable surprises and
happiness. Tokyo became the capital city of Japan in 1869. It is the largest city in
Japan, the center of Japanese politics, economy, and culture, the hub of air,
sea, and land transportation, and a city famous for sightseeing. February 12, 2008
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