NEWARK,N.J—The highly-acclaimed Divine Performing Arts New Year Spectacular played to a responsive crowd in the classical surrounds of the Prudential Hall at New Jersey Peforming Arts Center, in Newark.
Audience members, a number of them businessmen, clapped and cheered, many mindful of the start of Chinese New Year celebration Year of the Ox.
Mr. Orens, a vice president of an international business that provides electric utilities around the world, has experienced many cultures on his many trips which have included Hong Kong and Taiwan, he said. However, he has never seen a show like the DPA performance before.
“This is the first time I see a show like this and the gracefulness ... nothing can be more entertaining to me than this. I have seen some modest shows in Korea, you know, they were basically drumming shows—but nothing like this.”
He said he had always known China to be,“a highly cultured country, an ancient civilization,” the kind of show Mr. Orens very much enjoys, “superb.”
“I love the brilliant costumes. I love the gracefulness of the dancers. I love the coordinated dancing. It is just a great spectacular. It makes me feel very good as I watch it.”
“It’s like coming from the heaven.”
Radio businessman Mr. Buna felt the show was “very classic” and he felt “very relaxed.”
“I am Buddhist,” he explained. “It’s relaxing and gives a lot of peace for the mind. It’s like coming from the heaven.”
He was appreciative of the production “teaching about Buddhism and teaching all of the religion and so many things. Showing years and years ago, how China ... how the Chinese people lived, and every action. They showed everything for the people to know about it, and we enjoyed every moment.”
