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Chinese Spectacular Concludes in Belgium and Wins Acclaim from VIPs (Photos)

March 1, 2008 |   By De Xiang

(Clearwisdom.net) The Divine Performing Arts played their final performance of the Chinese Spectacular in Antwerp and continued on to Paris, France. The three Antwerp shows on February 26-27 made their mark in Belgium. The audience and performers interacted warmly, especially at the final performance. After the show, the curtains lowered and the audience was reluctant to leave. They continued applauding in appreciation of the Divine Performing Arts. The curtain raised again and the audience gave a standing ovation.

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Performers answer curtain call

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The Chinese Spectacular show on February 27 won long applause. The performers answered three curtain calls

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Audience

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Audience

Many VIPs attended the shows. They included members of European Parliament, Ministers of the Belgium government, members of parliament (MP), officials from international organizations in Belgium, experts and professors from dance and art circles, a top class ballet dancer, and sport stars attended the show.

Some in attendance were Mr. Jacky Maes, Vice Speaker of Flemish Parliament, MP Jan Loones of NVA, MP Wouter De Vriendt, MP Wouter De Vriendt, MP Jos Stassen, MP Yolande Avontroodt, MP Joelle Milquet, Antwerp City Council Member Guy Lauwers in charge of public construction, and Mr. Sylvain De Coninck from the Ghent Police Station.

In addition, Ms. Annette Willacy, an official from NATO, Mr. Cristian Silviu, member of European Parliament, Chairman Willy Fautre of Human Rights without Borders (HRWF), Mr. Vandenbrande Alain, CEO of a renown company Facilicom, and director Carine Van Den Broeck of an Antwerp bank attended the show.

Ms. Katrien Vandeputte, a Vlaanderen District council member, and her husband Luc Quintens attended the Chinese Spectacular show on February 27.


Ms. Katrien Vandeputte, a district council member and her husband Luc Quintens

Ms. Vandeputte found information about the show on the Internet and the short introductory video touched her. She bought tickets right away. She said the show was fantastic, including the music and the dancing. She acclaimed, "Traditional culture should be passed down. It can be imagined that in comparison with China's long history of art, Belgium's art is relatively young. It is impossible for us to compose such a show. Chinese culture is really great!"

Ms. Vandeputte's husband is a lawyer. He said that his feelings were similar to his wife's, and that he left the show feeling great.

Tangy Veys, member of Vlaanderen Provincial Parliament, said, "Very beautiful, unique experience. I read about it in the newspaper and saw something about it on TV. It is wonderful to see."


Tangy Veys

What impressed him the most was the graceful message from the show. He thought that the performers were presenting a unique cultural treasure.

He mentioned that the costumes and backdrops coordinated very well, and he especially liked the perfect coordination of music and dancing. Regarding the show not having any Communist Party culture he said, "It can be seen how the Communist Party mistreats Falun Gong. Falun Gong practitioners have enough power to show what kind of people they are. People know all the Chinese Communist Party's words are lies."