FRANKFURT, Germany—The Divine Performing Arts 2009 World Tour performed to a responsive audience at Frankfurt’s Jahrhunderthalle on February 22, who paid tribute with lots of applause and standing ovations during the show.
Mr. Weber’s son urged his parents to attend the show. Mr. Weber is manager of a large firm that has a subsidiary in China. “My son studies sinology [the study of China] and has brought the China connection into our family,” he said.
He found the DPA show nice and impressive. The couple particularly liked the harmonious dance numbers with their synchronization, and the color palette.
“It was a dance of colors, and although the dances include acrobatic elements, the drama and playfulness in the dances play a significant role,” said Mr. Weber. He had a hard time putting his impressions into words and wanted to let the whole image work on him first once he left the show.
Mr. Weber did recall the values ‘Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance’ well, though, and added. “I did not know that Falun Gong was the theme of presentations on the stage.” He and his wife were aware of the persecution of Falun Gong in China since 1999. They knew that DPA presentations are banned in China, making it more interesting for them and a reason to take in the performance.
“I cannot find any reason why these shows should be banned in China, and why China would object. There is not a single segment that would offend anyone,” added Mrs. Weber. “A person raised in a democracy will find it inconceivable why anyone in China would object,” added Mr. Weber.
He sees the possible reason for the ban could be the CCPs realization that the more people that are exposed to freedom and their opportunity to voice their opinion, the less grounds there are for the CCP to exist. “The freer one becomes, the less chances there are for a dictatorial regime to foist one’s opinions on others,” he said.
