SAN DIEGO—Showgoers are excited to know more about Chinese culture after seeing the Divine Performing Arts 2009 World Tour performance at the San Diego Civic Theater on December 27.
“We’re kind of new to this. The music is great, the dance is great. It’s just a culture shock for us Americans, something different. I love the culture. I want to know more about the music and everything else. They’re very similar, but colorful, differently expressed,” said an aerospace engineer.
He continued: “The orchestra was just amazing, perfect— it really was; very entertaining and moving. They were really, oh my gosh. When that girl was turning into the temptress, that was a good one too. The guy jumped down and she came out of the temptress. The audience wasn’t even laughing, but this was so funny. It had humor, it was witty. And then the dancing just had every aspect of entertainment. The color, the costumes. Omigosh, the fan one ... the spring and the pink fans. The precision of the movements, and the transition. They would just meld in and out. It was just awesome.
“Every time, I think of a new one [and] that [one] was great. It’s so hard to have a show where the entire thing is good. It’s pretty rare. More people should see this. I’ve already told my friends: go see the afternoon or night show. It’s a shame it’s only [here for] three days.”
Another was amazed at the agility and strength of the dancers. “I don’t know if the whole audience could tell, but we love dancing. The strength of the dancers was amazing. The height that they got. The transitions were always unique and interesting, every single dance. I loved it. I was amazed, speechless it was so beautiful.”
Still another member of the audience said she learned about the lotus flower symbolizing beauty and purity rising from the “dirtiest of dirty mud.”
“I actually think it’s similar to all culture. Every story is a human story. I mean, people want purity, people want spirituality. Especially the poetry [The Poet’s Vision], the guy was drinking, yet his mind was released to write the poetry, so I believe that it’s not just a show of Chinese culture, but a show for all humanity–everyone is the same,” said a U.S. airforce serviceman.
He added: “We don’t know a lot about [Chinese] history, but it makes me want to know more because of the beauty of the song and the instruments. I mean the music was so moving, and relaxing at the same time. You could see the different cultures in the different dances. I mean, the country is huge. So you have all these different types of backgrounds even though it’s the same country.
“I think it’s the same in America, and every country. Every section has its own interesting traditions, dancing, music. I kept thinking that [the show’s] humanistic. It’s interesting how they use divine dancing to help people born in America to know their own culture. I think this would inspire people to want to know their own culture. It was amazing. I love history, I love traveling. ”
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