By Han Wei
(Clearwisdom.net) Divine Performing Arts presented the Chinese
Spectacular at the Von Braun Center Concert Hall in Huntsville, Alabama, on
May 6, 2008, concluding a five-month world tour. The audience responded to the
DPA's excellent interpretation of China's divinely inspired culture with great
enthusiasm. Divine Performing Arts at the Von Braun Center Concert Hall in
the "Rocket City" of Huntsville Captivated audience Thunderous applause Belinda Ong, a professor at the University of Alabama, expressed her
admiration after seeing the Spectacular, "This was the first time
for me to see such a magnificent Chinese show in Huntsville. It's so wonderful
that Divine Performing Arts was able to come to this small city. I think
everyone should see it, because it's a performance of unbelievably high
standard. Normally people in smaller cities don't have the opportunity to enjoy
this kind of grand show, and they would have to travel to major cities like New
York or Chicago. But the DPA came here. I am so appreciative of the promoters of
this show." Elaborating on the aspects that touched her the most, Ms. Ong said,
"This show was unique, and the costumes were very sumptuous. The plots were
based on stories from many different dynasties. What's special about this show
is that it mentioned the persecution of Falun Gong. I think the persecution of
Chinese people should cease. I had heard about the persecution before, but I
didn't know the details. However, everything that is going on in China was
brought to us on stage in an elegant and artistic manner." Martha Verghere, a professor at A & M University, said, "The
Spectacular was stunning; it was gorgeous and serene. My favorite was 'Lightness
and Grace.' The programs about Falun Gong were great! The persecution should not
be happening. I know about Falun Dafa. My colleague, Dr. Yang, told me about
it." Ms. Hu, who is originally from Mainland China, arrived at the Spectacular
with her husband, and she echoed similar sentiments, "It was exquisite!
I've never seen any show of this scale, not to mention of such impeccable
quality. My number one favorite program was 'The Loyalty of Yue Fei,' because it
was very inspirational. The dances about Falun Gong were deeply touching and
very well choreographed. I simply loved this performance. I left China less than
two years ago and my husband is an American." Ms. Hu's husband, Bruce Eures, is a market analyst, and he said, "I was
born in Thailand and grew up in America. America is very far from my wife's
hometown of Chengdu, so I wanted her to have a sense of familiarity; that's why
I brought her here. This show was very interesting, and I liked it a lot. I
studied Chinese history in college, and I really enjoyed the program about the
Falun Gong spiritual movement." Katherine Twilley, also a market analyst, said, "I liked 'The Risen
Lotus.' It was lovely. This performance was absolutely fantastic; it was a crash
course on Chinese culture." Salesman Jason Long said, "I was drawn to the kung fu program, 'The
Loyalty of Yue Fei.' It was the best! The show was amazing! It revealed a
different culture to us." Pilot Clay Carmes said, "This was an outstanding performance, and I
enjoyed it immensely. I especially loved the drums. There were lots of
traditional dances, which taught me many things about Chinese culture. Overall,
it was interesting and fascinating." Ms. Lin Minghua brought two granddaughters to the Spectacular. She
said, "This performance was very, very good. All the programs exceeded my
expectations. I decided to come after seeing a commercial. People who are
persecuted suffer a great deal, and it's natural to expect protest where there
is suppression. I strongly support Falun Gong. My two grandkids also loved the
performance." From the first show of the 2007-2008 season, which opened in Baltimore,
Maryland, on December 18, 2007, and the last show that concluded 140 days later
in Huntsville, Alabama, on May 6, 2008, Divine Performing Arts has presented 215
performances in 66 cities across North America, Asia, Australia and Europe and
reached about 600,000 live audience members. Guan Guimin, a renowned tenor and lead singer in the Spectacular,
said, "It's relatively easy to put on a good show, but it's much harder to
present a show that can move you to tears. In our case, many audience members
during our 2008 tour cried throughout the performance."
Posting date: 5/13/2008
Original article date: 5/13/2008
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2008/5/7/177998.html