The Chinese New Year Spectacular came to a close in Boston, on a spectacular sunny and mild day for the middle of winter.
The Divine Performing Arts company of dancers and musicians played in front of a full house at the Boston Opera House on Saturday afternoon. The audience was delighted with the show, which had bilingual hosts providing explanations of the traditions and customs as well as background for dances.
"It's very nice that the whole thing is translated into Chinese and English and back and forth so the whole audience can enjoy the show depending on which language they know," said Cindy Desmond from Peabody, Mass.
Rajesh Mandekar (Raj) is from Mumbai, India, and is the chef at Divine Cuisines restaurant in Kittery, Maine. "Overall it was great," he said. "This was the first time going, seeing something related to Chinese customs and culture. I was fascinated. Each scene is different. It was not like one story. Each act has a little drama in it, a little story in it, which I like, so every episode had something different, variety in it."
Personal trainer Steve Lichtman and his wife, Barbara, live in Stoneham, Mass. Barbara came across a flyer for the show only a few days earlier. They said they loved the dances and music, and learned about aspects of Chinese culture that are not commonly known or portrayed.
Christina Yen from Lexington, who is a traditional scrapbooking and digital storybook artist, was impressed by the acrobatics and dance moves. She loved the costumes, the drums and music, and the digital backdrops.
A group of 50 from the Community College of Cape Cod as part of the Academy of Life Long Learning arrived to see the show on Saturday. Charlie Ducie, one member of the group, said: "Costumes are beautiful. The music is great."
Jo Lamminen, also from the group, expressed her opinion of the show: "I loved all the color. I loved the music. I think the dances are graceful and I just thought all the culture things were great. I hear the messages."
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of the Divine Performing Arts shows that will perform in over 60 cities worldwide in 2008. To find a show near you, please visit www.bestchineseshows.com.
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