By Epoch Times reporter Tang Hong from Paris

(Clearwisdom.net) At 10:00 p.m. on March 1, the Divine Performing Arts completed its third show at the grand Palais des Congrès in Paris. More than 3000 people enjoyed the Chinese Spectacular. The modern theater is spacious and stylish, and the streamlined ceiling is decorated with lights like stars in a galaxy, giving the audience a feeling of being under a broad expanse of the night sky.

Throughout the show, as soon as the curtains opened for each performance, the audience immediately responded with warm applause, and at the end of each performance, the audience clapped with even louder.

Night view of the Louvre (Ji Yuan from The Epoch Times)

Prominent government officials see the show

The brilliant performances have once again delighted their audience. As it was a weekend, many prominent government officials came--some even brought their bodyguards. Some officials told reporters that they were senior officials from the Foreign Affairs Ministry or Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they therefore had to decline public interviews. Among the audience were also a good number of film stars and well-known artists.

The atmosphere in the theatre was even more lively than on the previous day. Throughout the show, loud applause broke out from time to time. At the end of the show, the spectators gave the performers a long, standing ovation, and the performers made three curtain calls.

Although from a totally different cultural background, the French audience was very appreciative of the artistic charm of the Divine Performing Arts. The beautiful costumes, the bright colors, the Eastern dances, and the perfect harmony of the Western and Chinese musical instruments, as well as the principles expressed in the performances, seemed to have wowed the spectators.

French MP Yannick Texier and his wife (by Zhang Yue from The Epoch Times)

French MP Yannick Texier said, "We've had a particularly wonderful time." His wife added, "The show was too short. I enjoyed it so much. I shall bring more friends to come and see it next year." Mr. Texier said he loved every single performance and that the music and dances were all excellent. He said the soldiers' martial arts drills in the dance "The Loyalty of Yue Fei" were remarkable and that the drummers were full of vitality. He thought that the design of the backdrops was very eye-catching.

Honorary Chairman of the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry Association: I enjoyed the performances very much

The Honorary chairman of the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry Association, Mr. Hubert Flahault, told reporters, "I think the performance was really excellent, and I loved each and every program. It is a pleasure to be able to understand a different ethnic culture. The show was elegant and noble. I think cultural diversity is a good thing. I appreciate the Chinese culture and think it is good to have cultural exchanges between two countries. Cultural exchanges allow us to better understand each other."

Actor Roland Cope: Top performance, very poetic

Well-known theater, film, and television actor Roland Cope and his wife attended the show. He told the reporter that he thought it was extraordinarily wonderful and very poetic. "You can feel very strong energy in a very natural manner."

He then added, "The dance movements were also new to Europeans. I have never seen them before. The show covered the past, the present, and the future. A unique aspect of the show is that it conveyed a kind of powerful strength. It was truly remarkable. The backdrops were also very unique. To expose the persecution of Falun Gong in China in the form of dance was another unique feature of this show."

Taiwan's representative in France, Mr. Michel Lu, saw the Spectacular with his wife. He had seen the show the year before. He said that he really enjoyed this year's show and spoke highly of it: "In France, if you say that the performance is in the theatre of the grand Palais des Congrès in Paris, everyone will know that it has high standards. The Divine Performing Arts has come to Paris twice and drawn such large audiences. I am very happy for them, and I also feel very proud."

The last show in Paris was on Sunday afternoon. The Divine Performing Arts presented four shows in a row in the theatre of the International Conference Center, located in the "arts capital" of Paris. It is evident that Paris was truly impressed by the high artistic standards of the Divine Performing Arts.

The audience responded to each performance with warm applause (Ji Yuan)

More than 3000 people enjoyed the outstanding performances (Ji Yuan)

The spectators showed their appreciation (Ji Yuan)

A full house (Ji Yuan)

The audience responded with warm applause (Ji Yuan)

The audience enjoyed the show in the spacious and stylish theatre (Ji Yuan)

More than 3000 attended (Ji Yuan)

Curtain call at the end of the third show in the theatre of the International Conference Center in Paris (Ji Yuan)

Posting date: 3/4/2008
Original article date: 3/4/2008
Category: News & Media Reports
Chinese version available at http://epochtimes.com/gb/8/3/2/n2029308.htm