Chinese Immigrant Finds Connection With His Heritage

Chinese people find a connection with their own heritage through DPA shows
Chinese Immigrant Finds Connection With His Heritage
Mr. Liu, who emigrated from China to Canada three-and-a-half years ago, has watched the DPA performance every year since he came to Toronto. (Quincy Yu/The Epoch Times)
1/11/2009
Updated:
10/1/2015
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Mr. Liu, who emigrated from China to Canada three-and-a-half years ago, has watched the DPA performance every year since he came to Toronto. (Quincy Yu/The Epoch Times)

TORONTO—From renowned ancient legends to contemporary tales of courage, Divine Performing Arts (DPA) 2009 World Tour thrilled a full house at John Bassett Theatre on Saturday afternoon with its superb artistry and expressive classical Chinese dance.

While Westerners discover the profundity of Chinese traditional values and culture through DPA shows, Chinese people find a connection with their own heritage, which was virtually wiped out in the last six decades of communist rule in China.

Mr. Liu, who emigrated from China to Canada three-and-a-half years ago, has watched the DPA performance every year since he came to Toronto. He said that as a Chinese expat the show made him proud.

“I have found my pride as a Chinese after seeing such a show in the Western society. I am very proud.”

He said that he loved all the programs and the content expressed through the dances; especially the ones portraying traditional Chinese legends, such as The Monkey King Triumphs.

The dance depicts a scene from the 16th century novel Journey to the West. A Buddhist monk, on his way to India in search of scriptures with an ogre, a pig, and an extraordinary monkey, was left unguarded on a mountain path. A demon seized the opportunity and transformed into a temptress to seduce the monk, but the monkey king fought off the temptress and saved the day.

Mr. Liu sensed the compassion conveyed by the performance.

“The performance delivers a message of saving Falun Gong practitioners who are still persecuted under the Chinese Communist Party today. The way the message is delivered—by simply portraying the factual situation in China to the world—is a very good method.”

The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of the Divine Performing Arts International Tour.
For more information, please see divineperformingarts.org

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