“I am very keen about the power of art and culture. I think the most powerful way to convey lessons is through what we call “the arts,” and I think whenever you see components that are very gracious and the messages are very [substantial], they tell a lot. It’s a lovely legacy, and its something that is not grown overnight, it comes from the inside out,” said Ms. Merritt.
Ms. Merritt very much enjoyed the Chinese classical dance saying: “Very, very powerful, very gracious, and in itself it teaches a lesson. It’s a lovely legacy; it’s a lovely heritage and a lovely gift.
“I very much appreciate its excellent work, [it is] very inspirational,” she added.
Classical Chinese dance has a unique heritage. In its early stages it was mainly passed down among the common people, through members of the imperial court, and as part of ancient theater. Over the years, dancers refined, experimented with, and reworked it to arrive at the extraordinary system of Chinese classical dance known today. It is part of the divinely inspired heritage that is China’s five-millennia-old culture, and one means by which that culture lives on.
Ms. Merritt couldn’t pick a favorite part of the DPA performance saying, “I find they are all complimentary, because it was very nicely put together. Lovely lessons, very good values that are being conveyed. As we know, music and dance is a language without words. It’s not necessary to have a translation. [It is] very powerful, [I] very much appreciate it.”
The guiding mission of Divine Performing Arts is to rediscover and renew humanity’s true, rightful cultural heritage.
Divine Performing Arts will take the stage three more times in Cupertino with two shows on Wed. 14 and one on Thurs 15. Divine Performing Arts has two other dance companies currently touring in the United States.
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of the Divine Performing Arts 2009 World Tour. For more information please visit DivinePerformingArts.org