DENVER—Mr. Nguyen, an American of Vietnamese descent, is an editor of a website covering Asian-American events in Colorado. As part of his Chinese New Year celebrations he attended the Divine Performing Arts (DPA) Chinese New Year Spectacular at the Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex on Saturday, Jan. 31.
He was enthralled by what he experienced both visually and aurally. He said, “The show is very good, it’s really big, very vibrant, colorful, entertaining, I enjoyed it quite a bit.”
“It seemed to touch a lot of people in the audience.”
Mr. Nguyen is committed to his cultural heritage. He appreciated the stories from Chinese folklore portrayed in the performances.
“It’s very strong culturally, I really enjoyed how there was all these different dance narratives regarding Chinese folklore like Mulan [Mulan Joins the Battle] and the Monkey King story [The Monkey King Triumphs]. I loved those stories when I was a kid, and I love seeing them on the big stage. That was fantastic.”
The Monkey King is one of Chinese history’s most beloved characters. While a Buddhist monk is traveling to India in search of scriptures, he is joined by an ogre, a pig, and a miraculous monkey. The storyline reflects the melding of the magical, moral, and mundane so common in the traditional Chinese novel.
Mulan, a heroine, is an exemplary woman who managed to fulfill the twin Confucian duties of service to one’s parents and one’s country.
“The show itself of Mulan was very well-done, very vibrant, I enjoyed how it played out.”
“It’s a lot of revival of memory…it’s really interesting to see it done on this big scale.”
“Yeah, it’s really cool, I really enjoyed seeing it.”
Mr. Nguyen has seen many Chinese New Year productions. When he recommends the DPA performance to his colleagues he says, “There’s a bunch of different Chinese New Year productions in town, and this is by far the biggest and most-colorful and vibrant one I’ve seen.”
Denver is the capital and the most populous city of Colorado, on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains. Its official elevation is exactly one mile above sea level, so it is called the “Mile-High City.” Denver is home to one of the largest performing arts complexes in the world.
This is the final performance of the Divine Performing Arts Touring Company in Denver it travels to Dallas on Monday, Feb. 2 on the next leg of its 2009 World Tour.
Please see http://www.DivinePerformingArts.org for more information.
He was enthralled by what he experienced both visually and aurally. He said, “The show is very good, it’s really big, very vibrant, colorful, entertaining, I enjoyed it quite a bit.”
“It seemed to touch a lot of people in the audience.”
Mr. Nguyen is committed to his cultural heritage. He appreciated the stories from Chinese folklore portrayed in the performances.
“It’s very strong culturally, I really enjoyed how there was all these different dance narratives regarding Chinese folklore like Mulan [Mulan Joins the Battle] and the Monkey King story [The Monkey King Triumphs]. I loved those stories when I was a kid, and I love seeing them on the big stage. That was fantastic.”
The Monkey King is one of Chinese history’s most beloved characters. While a Buddhist monk is traveling to India in search of scriptures, he is joined by an ogre, a pig, and a miraculous monkey. The storyline reflects the melding of the magical, moral, and mundane so common in the traditional Chinese novel.
Mulan, a heroine, is an exemplary woman who managed to fulfill the twin Confucian duties of service to one’s parents and one’s country.
“The show itself of Mulan was very well-done, very vibrant, I enjoyed how it played out.”
“It’s a lot of revival of memory…it’s really interesting to see it done on this big scale.”
“Yeah, it’s really cool, I really enjoyed seeing it.”
Mr. Nguyen has seen many Chinese New Year productions. When he recommends the DPA performance to his colleagues he says, “There’s a bunch of different Chinese New Year productions in town, and this is by far the biggest and most-colorful and vibrant one I’ve seen.”
Denver is the capital and the most populous city of Colorado, on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains. Its official elevation is exactly one mile above sea level, so it is called the “Mile-High City.” Denver is home to one of the largest performing arts complexes in the world.
This is the final performance of the Divine Performing Arts Touring Company in Denver it travels to Dallas on Monday, Feb. 2 on the next leg of its 2009 World Tour.
Please see http://www.DivinePerformingArts.org for more information.
