(Clearwisdom.net) The Divine Performing Arts Chinese Spectacular will premiere at Konsert & Kongress in Linkoping, a beautiful city in southeast Sweden, on March 27, 2008. Tickets were almost sold out one week ahead of the show.
Linkoping is the 5th largest City in Sweden, known as one of the famous "college towns" and historical cultural centers. The residents of Linkoping are very interested in different cultures and the arts. Therefore, the arts community here has been anticipating the performance of Divine Performance Arts for a long time, which introduces the best elements of traditional Chinese culture to the general public.
Jim Benjamin, a former opera singer said, "With the size of our city and the interest people here have in the arts, we could easily support more than one performance!"
Although he has lived in Linkoping for many years, Jim Benjamin has always kept a low profile. He used to work with one of four well known male tenors in the world, Placido Domingo. Because of his great admiration for the Divine Performance Arts Chinese Spectacular, he agreed to a rare interview with the media. He explained, "I bought the tickets as soon as I heard of it. I bought 4 instead of 1! My family will come also. I heard about the performance from friends and really expect that it will be an excellent show! Chinese music is very special since it includes special tempos, tunes, and music instruments."
He said, "It's very sad that Divine Performance Arts will only have one show in Linkoping. There are 120 to 140 thousand residents in Linkoping City. With the size of our city and the interest people here have in the arts, we could easily support more than one performance!"
Joan and her daughter anticipating the arrival of Divine Performance Arts
Mrs. Joan Hovesten has been anticipating the arrival of Divine Performance Arts for a long time. An artist herself who enjoys painting, she finds the traditional Chinese culture, wisdom, and paintings very interesting. She said, "I am definitely looking forward to watching the performance! I am extremely interested in legend stories! Therefore, I am very enthused!"
Joan's daughter, Johanna, said, "I am glad (my parents will take us to watch the show). It is a wonderful show!"
Some artists in Linkoping City told the reporter, "One show is not near enough! We expect that all the tickets will be sold out. We believe that the performance will be marvelous!"
Why is the Divine Performance Arts so popular in Linkoping? A famous person explained the reason in a humorous way,"I think that Divine Performance Arts have performed in nine European countries and have become relatively famous. More importantly, the exposure of the Chinese Embassy's interference makes a lot of people interested in the performance."
