SEATTLE—On the evening of Jan. 18, at Seattle’s 77-year-old Paramount Theatre, Divine Performing Arts (DPA) put on another “fabulous” performance. According to Ms. Barrie, a management consultant, it was “just an absolutely great extravaganza. Its a gorgeous show.”
Mr. King, a retired public works official, accompanied Ms. Barrie to the show. He said, “I think it’s very entertaining and very enjoyable. I think they’ve done an excellent job with the costumes, and the quality of the dances is just terrific.”
Ms. Barrie said that although they were not experts on Chinese culture, they did have the opportunity to visit China back in the 1980s. They also have several acquaintances in the Chinese community, who influenced their attending the show. They have always been fascinated with Chinese culture and said, “This is just really fun.”
Ms. Barrie also commented that it was very nice to learn some of the history and lore of ancient China, for example, the story of the Monkey King (The Monkey King Triumphs).
Heaven Awaits Us Despite Persecution, the second to the last dance before intermission about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, was one of the most moving segments, said Ms. Barrie.
“I think that was touched my heart mainly because it is still current—that type of persecution in China.” She felt there were things the rest of the world could do. She said, “I think a lot of it is just making sure people of the world know what is going on and casting light on what’s going on. … I think that’s an important piece of the puzzle.”
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