Chairman of Shipbuilding Corporation: The Magnificence of the Divine Performing Arts

Mr. Zheng Wenlon attended the DPA show in Taipei on Feb. 28.
Chairman of Shipbuilding Corporation: The Magnificence of the Divine Performing Arts
3/2/2009
Updated:
3/5/2009
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Attracted by Divine Performing Arts’ (DPA) popularity, Mr. Zheng Wenlon, chairman of the China Shipbuilding Corporation Taiwan (CSBC) and former deputy mayor of Kaohsiung City Government, attended the DPA show in Taipei on Feb. 28. Touched by the magnificence of the program, he said, “The DPA show was indeed beautiful, amazing, and touching.”

Although having majored in engineering, Mr. Zheng loves to read classic Chinese books, and is knowledgeable about traditional culture. When seeing the DPA so vividly presenting the plots of Chinese historic novels in the form of dance, he was so impressed he was brought to tears. He said, “I was really touched by the show. It’s beyond my words. My eyes could not help brimming with tears.

“The landscapes [on the backdrops] were so beautiful and vivid. And the backdrops matched the dancers perfectly. It was the first time I saw performers disappearing into the backdrops from the stage, and vice versa. It was really very special.

“Sometimes engineering people tend to have rigid mindsets and are usually rather stubborn, as they might lack training in aesthetics.” Despite the fact that he said that he didn’t know much about aesthetics and lacked sensitivity, he stressed that he was overwhelmed by the magnificence of the DPA.

He reiterated that it was beyond words in terms of how much he was touched by the show. “For instance, one color on the stage might touch me so much, not to mention the diverse colors and other elements presented at the same time. So it was a complicated feeling.”

In conclusion, Mr. Zheng said that the feelings were hard to describe with words, but they would linger in his mind for a long time.
 
 
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