Foreign Diplomat: ‘It also has a message’

FRANKFURT, Germany—Divine Performing Arts (DPA) 2009 World Tour presentation opened to lots of applause at the popular venue, Jahrhunderthalle, in Frankfurt on Feb. 21.

The New York-based DPA company brought to life classical Chinese dance and music in a gloriously colorful and exhilirating show that ended successfully with a standing ovation.

A Columbian diplomat, Mr. Arbelaez, and his wife, Ms. Rodado, and their child, became interested in the show because of all the colorful posters around the Frankfurt city area.

"It was very nice. It was the best performance that I´ve ever seen. The dances were very, very nice. It was all very colorful," Ms. Rodado said.

Mr. Arbelaez said: "It combines many things. It has dance, music—it´s amazing that it´s live music, and it combines dance with some theater and it also has a message. It is a very complete thing. Plus the musical part of the singers, I was pretty amazed by that.

"It has everything, a mixture of technology—you have the computer thing with the backdrop, and then it becomes real. The costumes are incredible. They are very very well designed. That and the mixture of many male and female dancers really stand out."

'Everything was foreign and it was full of suspense for that reason'

Another showgoer, Mr. Subat, attended without any preconceived ideas and came out of curiosity.

"In the past, I never paid much attention to Chinese culture, except for the little part that we learn about in our cultural circle … It was surprising—surprising in many respects. It was unusual, it was very interesting in a positive way. There were many impressions that didn’t fit well with what we are used to here in Germany and in Europe.

"There were all these colors. It was a bubbly, beautiful, and fast show. There were many elements that seemed familiar. This was also the case with the orchestra—there were some elements that seemed familiar. But then again everything was foreign and it was full of suspense for that reason. Strangely familiar, yet also foreign the next moment. It was really exciting for those reasons.

"This was my impression of Chinese culture. Now I feel like I want more of it. Five thousand years of culture means something. Yes, it really means something," said Mr. Subat.

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