OSAKA, Japan—Traditionally called the “nation’s kitchen,” Osaka, Japan’s gourmet food capital, received a different kind of treat on Wednesday, Feb. 18—Divine Performing Arts (DPA) gave both a matinee and evening performance at the Umeda Arts Theater.
For Ms. Ebata, a color coordinator, who attended the evening performance, the show was beautiful. “The color scheme of the show was so wonderful.”
The gorgeous costumes provide range from manly uniforms suiting up warriors to beautiful silken dresses. The designs require extensive searches to locate just the right fabrics.
“The show was incredibly bright and beautiful. It had a wonderful intensity. I feel like I received energy from the show.
“The performance about Ji Gong snatching the bride to save the town—the ending was a surprise. The cliff collapsed, but the town’s people were saved. I was moved by that performance.”
Monk Ji Gong Abducts the Bride depicts one of China’s most beloved figures, a monk who used unusual ways to help people. In this case, he literally runs off with a bride at a wedding reception in order to save villager’s lives.
For Ms. Ebata, a color coordinator, who attended the evening performance, the show was beautiful. “The color scheme of the show was so wonderful.”
The gorgeous costumes provide range from manly uniforms suiting up warriors to beautiful silken dresses. The designs require extensive searches to locate just the right fabrics.
“The show was incredibly bright and beautiful. It had a wonderful intensity. I feel like I received energy from the show.
“The performance about Ji Gong snatching the bride to save the town—the ending was a surprise. The cliff collapsed, but the town’s people were saved. I was moved by that performance.”
Monk Ji Gong Abducts the Bride depicts one of China’s most beloved figures, a monk who used unusual ways to help people. In this case, he literally runs off with a bride at a wedding reception in order to save villager’s lives.
Also seeing the evening performance was traditional Japanese dancer, Ms. Nakamura. She enjoyed the colorful costumes as well. “The costumes the dancers were wearing had thematic colors; they really caught my attention as a group. When the curtain went up, I could hear people around me say, ‘It’s so beautiful.’
“As a dancer, I usually dance by myself, so I really enjoyed the group dancing. When I dance by myself, I can’t clearly express something, like a form or a feeling, but if there are 20 or so dancers, we can become one, and we can represent something like a flower, by coordinating beautiful costumes. I really thought that this was a gorgeous performance.”
Original reporting by NTDTV
For more information please see DivinePerformingArts.org
“As a dancer, I usually dance by myself, so I really enjoyed the group dancing. When I dance by myself, I can’t clearly express something, like a form or a feeling, but if there are 20 or so dancers, we can become one, and we can represent something like a flower, by coordinating beautiful costumes. I really thought that this was a gorgeous performance.”
Original reporting by NTDTV
For more information please see DivinePerformingArts.org
