DENVER—With its unique portrayal of Chinese traditional culture, Divine Performing Arts (DPA) wowed an appreciative audience in Denver on Saturday.
“I loved the show,” said Mr. Perelman. “This is just phenomenal. The precision is something to behold.”
Now retired, Mr. Perelman used to work in finance, as a director of operations for a large global security corporation.
“I like the way they use both the Chinese language and the English language to explain what is happening,” he said of the Emcees. “I’ve always been interested in the Far East … it’s fantastic.”
Classical Chinese dance, the centerpiece of the show, has its foundation in China’s divinely inspired 5,000-year-old culture. Chinese dance has its own complete set of training methods in foundational skills, a strict regimen for perfecting bearing and form, and means of training for skill sets such as jumps, turns, and flips.
The celebration of traditional Chinese culture is at the heart of the DPA production, which combines Chinese melodies with Western orchestration.
Mr. Perelman said he’s “very interested in Chinese culture. I studied karate or martial arts many years ago and I’ve read a lot of books on the Far East and this was very enjoyable.”
Regarding what kind of values he thinks Chinese culture cherishes, Mr. Perelman said one is family.
“All the generations are cherished. Sometimes in the United States we seem to not think about the older members of the family. And here it looks like the entire unit.”
Based in New York, DPA was founded by leading Chinese dancers, choreographers, and musicians who are seeking to revive China’s traditional culture and present it to audiences around the world.
On its 2009 global tour, DPA’s three performance companies will play in more than 80 cities worldwide.
Please see DivinePerformingArts.org for more information.
