(Clearwisdom.net) Donna, a fashion and modeling entrepreneur, was one of the theater patrons who packed the house at Kitchener-Waterloo's Centre in the Square on Tuesday night to witness the show by Divine Performing Arts: 2009 World Tour. She said, "It was a magnificent and amazing performance!"
As a fashion designer, Donna was generous in her praise of the costumes. "The silks were so amazing, very good high quality silks that just flowed and worked with the dancers so incredibly. The costumes were overwhelming and the dances were outstanding! It was a beautiful performance--just incredible! There was just so much work put into it--and feeling, what a beautiful expression of the arts! Overwhelming. Overwhelming. I loved all the beautiful scenes with nature and how the costumes fit into the backdrop. It was just incredible!
"I think one of my favorite dances was 'Welcoming Spring' with all the flowers coming into blossom and the way the girls performed and all the color! On the outside the flowers were colored the way we humans see, but it is the color of the inner soul that comes alive, and the dancers showed that. I enjoyed the colors, I enjoyed the flowers, and I enjoyed the way they danced and performed and brought it all to life so that it just became reality."
"Welcoming Spring" features quick footwork, crisp movements, and bursts of color as the basis of a fan dance that personifies a Chinese folk dance tradition.
"I really enjoyed the Tibetan dancers, too. They were just amazing," she added. The "Dance of the Snow-Capped Mountain" features athletic male dancers celebrating the joys of the Tibetan steppes as they spin, stomp, and step in an extravagant gesture of welcome. Long sleeves, sturdy boots, and colorful prayer beads capture the energy and character of the Tibetan people in this dance.
Donna's son, who works for a recording studio, said, "It's outstanding. It's hard to find the proper words to describe it that haven't already been used a million times, but definitely it's up to the standard, it's spectacular. I had an overwhelming feeling, an emotional experience. And it incorporated everything--pieces of comedy, family aspects, etc. It was just great."
He also was moved by the way brave people in China [Falun Gong practitioners] have stood up for their own belief even in the face of brutal persecution and he was glad to see dances about this. "People are starting to be more aware of what is going on around them. Getting the message out to people is important and gives them the opportunity to think for themselves, to have independent thought."
At the end of the interview Donna advised, "I would encourage anyone to come and see it. I think everyone should come and view these beautiful Chinese arts and the incredible culture that is being offered to us--it's wonderful!"
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Category: Shen Yun Performing Arts
