‘I think it’s a great experience’

DENVER—In its three shows at Denver's Buell Theater, Divine Performing Arts (DPA) Chinese New Year Spectacular was well received by an appreciative audience.

Mr. Duckworth, who works with the Colorado Film commission, attended Saturday night's performance along with a friend.

“I think it’s a great experience, it shows you something diverse and it’s quite different," he said. “The costumes and the dancing and the background landscape were good."

With an all-new program, DPA currently has three performance companies touring the globe, performing in approximately 80 cities over a five-month period. The lavish cultural show has become a Chinese New Year tradition in many cities.

DPA is a New York-based performance company founded by leading Chinese artists seeking to revive China’s traditional culture and present it to audiences around the world through Chinese classical dance and music.

Mr. Duckworth was impressed by the caliber of the dancers. "They make the whole thing look easy," he said. "It must take a lot of practice to get that good.”

He described as "kind of neat" the the show's animated backdrops, which are custom-designed to coordinate with the costumes, choreography, lighting, and storyline for each dance.

Bob’s friend said the show was "very good. It’s a treat to see it … I appreciate their love of their culture and bringing it to us."

"It’s definitely worth seeing," said Mr. Duckworth. "It’s something completely different that you don’t experience very much living in this time and part of the world."

  Please see DivinePerformingArts.org for more information.