(Clearwisdom.net) the US Divine Performing Arts tour performances took place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on April 14-15, 2007, and drew to a successful conclusion. The audience emerged the performance at Kaohsiung Municipal Social Education Hall full of warmth and joy. The "Divine Performing Arts" sincere presentation touched the hearts of the audience in Kaohsiung and awakened their kindness and purity at the core of their hearts.
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The Kaohsiung Municipal Social Education Hall Is Unable to Accommodate Large Enthusiastic Audience - Some Audience Members Willing to Watch the Show Even Sitting on Wooden Stools
It was scorching hot in Kaohsiung during the past two days, and most citizens stayed indoors to avoid the heat. But in order to watch the "Divine Performing Arts," people rushed to the Social Education Hall, and even more people waited to buying tickets to enter the hall. The sponsor then decided to add twenty chairs at the end of the last row. Many people were eager to buy the tickets, but there still weren't enough seats.
Audience members who were able to get in to watch the show were very excited. At the end of the first show on April 14, the entire audience stood up and rewarded the performers with a long-standing applause and were reluctant to leave. At noon on April 15, the audience arrived quite early and waited in line for admission. The two lines extended from the performance hall entrance to the front gate.
Cable TV Manager Han Hsu-yuan: I Don't Know Why I Feel So Touched
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The manager of Nan Kuo CATV, Han Hsu-yuan, attended the performance by the Divine Performing Arts and was deeply moved. She said that she could not help shedding tears, and it may be because it has been quite a long time since anyone interpreted such traditional virtues as honesty, kindness, loyalty and filial piety. She said that we need such an inspiring dance performance as presented by the Divine Performing Arts to remind our community to pay attention to these traditional virtues, which will be of great help for the future of our society.
Mr. Liao: After Watching the Divine Performing Arts Performance, I Feel Refreshed and Clear Minded, and My Hope for Life is Re-kindled
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Mr. Liao said his emotions entered into the realm of lyrics with singing, and he could not help crying, but he was then delighted when watching the dance performances. He said that he felt the lights were very bright on the stage, giving people a hope for life, and feeling refreshed and clear minded.
Ninety-one Year-old Says She Will Come Next Year
A Ninety-one year-old lady attended the performance with her son, daughter-in-law and grandson. She said she was very happy and very clear about the meaning that the performance expressed. She was particularly clear about the meaning conveyed from the program "The Loyalty of Yue Fei." She said she would tell her families and friends, and encourage them to come next year.
Legislator Chang Hsien-yao: The Divine Performing Arts Illuminates People's Hearts
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Mr. Chang stressed that every performance deeply touched his heart. He said it was really a great pleasure to be able to watch such a performance with profound meaning. He complimented that every program was arranged carefully and perfectly.
It was a really eye-opener for him, whether it was the performers' solid skills in Chinese Dance, the gorgeous and brilliant costumes, the display of elegant dances from different nationalities, or the magnificent and spectacular momentum of the backdrop. He has been traveling to many places, but has never seen such a good performance with profound meaning, and cultural and spiritual connotations. Particularly, the performers' tacit cohesion and high concentration, their consummate interpretation of the essence of traditional culture containing virtues such as honesty, filial piety, and respect for Gods, profoundly moved him.
Kaohsiung City Councilor Lian Li-chian: Respect for Heaven and Gods is a Moral Value that Human Beings Should Have
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Mr. Lian was amazed at "A Dunhuang Dream," as the performance was so vivid and lifelike. While watching "To the Rightful Place," he felt he was brought into a fairy's world, so magnificent and beautiful. Mr. Lian said he was a Buddhist and his favorite performances were those containing religious connotations. He said that the Divine Performing Arts showcased respect and worship for heaven and gods in traditional Chinese culture, and that is a moral value that human beings should have.
Kaohsiung City Government Sightseeing Department Director: The Divine Performing Arts Performance is Very Special and Unique!
Director of Sightseeing Department of the Kaohsiung City Government Construction Bureau, Mai Tung-bao |
Mr. Mai attended the performance on Monday April 15, and felt the performance was very special and unique. He complimented that the Divine Performing Arts' performance is a large-scale stage drama integrating culture, arts, science and technology, religion, myth and history. The audience not only enjoyed visually the beauty of the performers, backdrops, costumes and dances, but also listened to touching songs, and the melodious sound effects, bringing the audience members precious serenity and uplifting of souls.
The Divine Performing Arts was very impressive with its profound meaning.
Ms. Chuang Ya-fen from Nan Feng Theater Troupe, and Dou Chi Troupe: Taiwan's Stage Needs a Strength Like the Divine Performing Arts
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Ms. Chuang said the "A Dunhuang Dream" turned an abstract thing into a specific stage performance, very touching and remarkable.Ms. Chuang complimented that the Divine Performing Arts' 50 to 60 members in achieving a rich visual effect. The arrangements of performance, costumes, backdrops and music were of a high caliber. The troupe grasped the essence of the connotations. Taiwan needs such a positive strength like the Divine Performing Arts.
Primary School Principal Tsai Hsu-hui Says That the Divine Performing Arts Awakened Her from the Depths of Her Life
Former principal of Chuang Ching Primary School Tsai Hsu-hui and her nine-year-old daughter attended the second performance in Kaohsiung on April 15. Ms. Tsai said that starting from the first performance of "Creation," seeing Buddhas and Bodhisattvas descending to the human world on the backdrop, she was moved to tears. She was unable to express what she felt with any thought or language, but could only describe it as a certain part in the depth of her life was touched.
Ms. Tsai said when listening to the lyrics, "Who am I in the vast heaven and earth, failing to remember how many times I have reincarnated...?" Her eyes were filled with tears again. Her daughter saw her crying, and immediately passed her a tissue, and asked her out of curiosity why she cried. When her daughter turned around, she saw the woman sitting beside her was also crying. Ms. Tsai said, "The reason that I was so touched, is that I understood at that moment the origin of life, it may have touched a certain point in the depth of my soul. After having gone through many reincarnations, I'm still in the maze of the human world. I feel a bit of awakening."
Ms. Tsai said that the Divine Performing Arts contains "divine beauty" that differentiated itself from other performances. At the same time, she also felt a pure energy, cleansing her from the depth of her soul.
Primary School Teacher: After Watching the Divine Performing Arts, I'm Even More Clear About My Direction
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Ms. Yan said, "Listening to the singers' performances, integrating lyrics with the realms they conveyed, touched the depths of my heart. One's life came to this human world, after having gone through so many vicissitudes in many lifetimes. One forgets why one came down to the human world. How to return? Where to return? After watching the show, I'm even more clear and certain of the direction of my future." Ms. Yan also said that she liked the Erhu performance very much, as it was very touching. She gained a lot of inspiration from "A Dunhuang Dream," that is, that one may encounter difficulties but only if he/she has faith, unknowingly, Buddhas will help, but such a feeling transcends the religious level, and is an even deeper understanding of life.
Nurse Hsia Li-chuan and Over a Dozen of her Family Members Come to Watch the Show
Ms. Hsia and over a dozen of her relatives attended the performance. When she heard that the Divine Performing Arts group came specially to Taiwan from the United States, to perform the essence of Chinese culture, she did not want to miss it and came with her whole family to watch the show.
Conclusion
Just as Tsao Chi-hung of Pingtung County said before leaving the hall, "How fortunate it is that I came!" People wished to come again to next year's performance if there is such an opportunity. They hoped that the Divine Performing Arts will come to Taiwan again next year, so that more people will appreciate such superb and high standard performances.
