‘They transmit the most profound inner meaning purely through dance’

TAIPEI, Taiwan—“I think the most awesome part is where, in a few short minutes, they transmit the most profound inner meaning purely through dance. This is extremely precious,” said Ms. Lü. She has a unique appreciation for fine art. She came to watch Divine Performing Arts (DPA) in her bright orange dress on Feb. 28, 2009.

Sharing her reflections, she said, “The audience appreciated the dancing, as they got to understand the far-reaching depth of Chinese culture. Actually from remote antiquity, maybe even earlier than the beginning of heaven and earth, the chaotic world had already begun. After that, a series of events enraptured us—maybe they were real, maybe they were mythological, either way, we felt the meaning was profound and far-reaching.”

She said that there was a performance in particular that moved her. "In the world, there may be many problems due to different beliefs, but the scene that Divine Performing Arts expressed was truly far more serious."

After seeing the program Heaven Awaits Us Despite Persecution, Ms. Lü said, “To tell the truth, I shed tears.

"[DPA] used the form of dance to give expression to it, also showing the audience that religious belief, actually, can fuse into life, and that there is no need to attack them. [They were saying] our belief takes love as the foundation and shouldn’t be met with inhuman treatment or persecution. This one made me feel extremely moved.”

In Heaven Awaits Us Despite Persecution a father is taken from his family and tortured for his beliefs, yet, in the end, he ascends to heaven.

“He maintains his ideal: ‘I have chosen a righteous path, and I will walk down this straight path, even though it is amidst many tribulations and torments, but we will persist in this righteous path, and will eventually return to the origin.' I think the meaning is here.”

Ms. Lü said that she thinks everyone comes from heaven, and after choosing and walking the righteous path, because you have made the righteous choice, in the end you will return to the primal origin. “The meaning I got from it is like this. Oh, I’m not saying that I’m just going to return to heaven, but that I feel that we will return [to]… our original state.

“I’m truly shaken.  From when the curtain opened, I just felt a very powerful feeling the whole time,” said Ms. Lü.

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