Magnificent Divine Performing Arts Enriches the Ancient Cultural Capital of Taiwan (Photos)

By Minghui/Clearwisdom reporter Zheng Yuhan

(Clearwisdom.net) At 7:30 p.m. on February 29, 2008, the first of the twenty-two Chinese Spectacular shows in Taiwan by Divine Performing Arts (DPA) premiered at Tainan Municipal Cultural Center. During intermission and after the show, audience members were happy to talk about their impressions of the evening's performance.

Tainan audience attentively watches the Chinese Spectacular on the night of February 29

Caught up with the performance in Tainan

A multi-generational Tainan audience

Born and raised in Tainan, Miss Lu is a math teacher in a vocational high school in her hometown. She went to Tainan Municipal Cultural Center to see the show in April 2007 on a friend's recommendation. Tonight, she came to the show on her own accord. During the intermission she said, "I was deeply impressed by the dance with the green fans, 'Lightness and Grace' because their dance movements were very delicate and elegant. I also felt that the first half of the show was much more exquisite than last year's show. Other than 'Lightness and Grace,' what impressed me was the 'Drummers of the Tang Court,' which fully displayed men's masculinity; that piece was also wonderful. It was really very uplifting."

Ms. Ye is a teacher at the Tainan Municipal Rihsin Elementary School. She majored in the arts in school, and she took a great interest in visual art. She told the reporter, "The costumes' colors were very bright, and the beautiful and dazzling costume coordination is very eye-catching and attractive." She was especially curious about the huge stage backdrop. She said, "I already thought that the presentation was wonderful after only watching the first half of the show. In particular, the one with Falun Gong practitioners being locked up in the prison was very moving ('The Risen Lotus Flower'). The scene in the last number, the 'Drummers of the Tang Court,' was stunning, and it displayed strong power and force."

Grandma Lai who is 70 years old came to the show with her daughter. She came all the way from Yongkang City, Tainan County. Mrs. Lai said that her favorite was the fan dance. She said, "I feel that they danced well in unison, and the performance was great. The drumming piece was also very good. The whole show was all very good, and it's hard to say which one was better. If Divine Performing Arts comes back next year, I will ask my daughter to come to the show with me again. I hope I can come back to see each and every show."

Miss Li Jingui works as an accountant in a textile company in Tainan City. She saw the show for the first time last year on her sister's recommendation. This is her second time watching the show. Miss Li said, "This time I brought my parents to the show with me. The overall performance was magnificent. What impressed me the most was the 'Mongolian Bowl Dance' and 'Forsythia in Spring.' In particular, the performers in 'Forsythia in Spring' were really something. They kept spinning the octagonal handkerchiefs, and they did not drop them at all. Their movements were unified and great. Their body movements were very beautiful. Every dancer has great figure, and they are all very pretty. When their hands extended, it looked so beautiful. The color of their costumes were bright and beautiful, and they were well designed." Her eyes shone with excitement and expectation as she expressed her eagerness for Divine Performing Arts to visit Taiwan again next year. "I'll come see the show again, " said Miss Li.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2008/3/1/173392.html

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