Mar 7, 2009
Applause from an enthusiastic audience at the Saturday performance
LONDON--On March 7, the curtain fell for the last performance of
the Divine Performing Arts 2009 World Tour on British soil.
After five days of thrilling audiences, from March 3-7 at New London Theater,
the New York-based company will travel on to Denmark to perform there for the
next two days.
Herein is a collection of views from audience members during intermission.
The communication manager for a global computer company, Mr. Davis, has been
learning to speak Chinese.
He said he was advised by his teacher to see the show, a dialogue of China's
ancient traditions.
DPA has at its heart the goal of rediscovering and renewing humanity's true, rightful cultural heritage, delivered through dance, song, music and drama.
Mr. Davis was stunned by the wide-ranging repertoire.
"It was very interesting, a selection of dances I didn't know well,"
he said. "I didn't know what to expect before the show.
"The wide range of the performances was quite interesting. The wide range
of history and also different local and ethnic traditions. A very colorful
performance."
Mr Davis said he liked the drumming rhythms most.
"I learned something from this show. Because I'm learning Chinese, I
started learning about the folk tradition and the mythology. When you see a
stage before you, it always brings things to life."
A government civil servant, who gave his name only as Ben, thoroughly enjoyed
the show. "Very good, extremely good, yes. We were impressed. Very
colourful and very acrobatic as well, yes."
He said he would normally go to operas and ballets, "but we thought 'it's
different'. It's very colourful and very energetic, and we liked the music, as
well."
Banker: 'Just a way of bringing it more to life'
Mr. Taylor, who works for a bank in London, said at intermission how much he
was enjoying the show. "It's very good, very good. I think just the overall
color and the dancing; the backdrops help it come alive, and the costumes are
marvelous."
He said the DPA performance was the first one he had seen. "I think I
understand a bit about Chinese culture. This is just a way of bringing it more
to life. Yes, its good I think the color and the [performance] is quite
good."
Source: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/13322/
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