February 18, 2009

(Clearwisdom.net) OSAKA, Japan--Traditionally called the "nation's kitchen," Osaka, Japan's gourmet food capital, received a different kind of treat on Wednesday, February 18--Divine Performing Arts (DPA) gave both a matinee and an evening performance at the Umeda Arts Theater.

Ms. Ebata is a color coordinator in Osaka.

For Ms. Ebata, a color coordinator who attended the evening performance, the show was beautiful. "The color scheme of the show was so wonderful."

The costumes ranged from manly uniforms suiting up warriors to beautiful silken dresses. The designs require extensive searches to locate just the right fabrics.

"The show was incredibly bright and beautiful. It had a wonderful intensity. I feel like I derived energy from the show."

"The performance about Ji Gong snatching the bride to save the town--the ending was a surprise. The cliff collapsed, but the town's people were saved. I was moved by that performance."

"Monk Ji Gong Abducts the Bride" depicts one of China's most beloved figures, a monk who used unusual ways to help people. In this case, he literally runs off with a bride at a wedding reception in order to save villager's lives.

Ms. Nakayama is a traditional Japanese dancer.

Also attending the evening performance was traditional Japanese dancer, Ms. Nakayama. She also enjoyed the colorful costumes. "The costumes the dancers were wearing had thematic colors. They really caught my attention as a group. When the curtain went up, I could hear people around me say, 'It's so beautiful.'"

"As a dancer, I usually dance by myself, so I really enjoyed the group dancing. When I dance by myself, I can't clearly express some things, like a form or a feeling, but if there are twenty or so dancers, we can become one, and we can represent something like a flower, by coordinating beautiful costumes. I really thought that this was a gorgeous performance."

Original reporting by NTDTV

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