‘I love the colors, I love the music’ Says Publicist

A publicist from Sudan, Ms. Deng, enjoyed the opening night. (Dai Bing/The Epoch Times)

WASHINGTON—A publicist from Sudan, Ms. Deng, enjoyed the opening night of Divine Performing Arts (DPA) 2009 World Tour at the Kennedy Center Opera House, an exclusive preview engagement performed for an invitation-only audience.

“I thought the show was fantastic. I love the colors, I love the music, and I love the dance and choreography,” she said.

Ms. Deng arranged with her good friends from nearby and out-of-town to watch the show, and they enjoyed it.

When asked about the most distinctive features of the show, she said that the visual effect was aesthetically pleasing. “The colors, the fluid movements, and the way the fabric hit the light; it was definitely something.”

Ms. Deng’s degree is in theater, so her knowledge of dance forms is broad. She is familiar with many other Chinese dance forms, and martial arts.

She thought the choreography was perfect and that the dancers’ uniformity created “a big picture” that was quite aesthetic.

Ms. Deng was intrigued about some of the content of the show, one dance in particular Heaven Awaits Us Despite Persecution. She said she will “definitely find out more information ... about Falun Gong or Falun Dafa and the people who are persecuted in China.” She repeated that she would learn more about it and show support.

When asked about the human rights topics touched upon in the show, Ms. Deng was impressed.
 
“I think it was great, because it was understated [without] being so in your face,” she said. She noted that the audience was able to understand the message “without [the performers] even having to say words.” She added that dance was the best translation of the message.

Ms. Deng walked away from the show with the idea that if “you acted a proper way, then you'll be rewarded later.

“I think it (the show) is very uplifting.”

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