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TAINAN, Taiwan—Professor Ching-Jing Chang, Dean of College of Humanities and Social Sciences, National University of Tainan, praised the Divine Performing Arts (DPA) for recreating Chinese traditional culture and combining the spirit of Buddhahood, which has the effect of cleansing people’s hearts.
The professor said the show is the representation of Chinese culture. The excellent performance impressed so much that he repeated three times “I’m very moved.”
It was the second performance of the DPA in the Performance Hall, Tainan Municipal Cultural Center, on February 21, that Professor Chang attended. He said during the break that he was very surprised and moved after watching the first half of the show for the show combining music, art, dancing, drama, and literature.
Professor Chang, an amateur of Chinese music, said that he could experience the masculinity of the gongs and drums, and the elegance and mellowness of the Chinese stringed instruments, erhu, and flute. This is what brought him to say “I was very moved.”
As to the dancing, he was glad to see traditional folk dances, including the special Tibetan dance; the Dance of the Snow-Capped Mountain where the dancers of this piece vigorously celebrate the joys of the Tibetan steppes as they spin, stomp, and step in an extravagant gesture of welcoming.
He said, “Every item was actually a silent dance. The backdrops combined modern technology, which was impeccable. For example, the flying fairies came out of the wall of the caves, and then danced in front of the audience … It integrated modern factors and elements. It is very very successful.”
“Preserving, promoting, glorifying, and recreating Chinese traditional culture, and combining the spirits of Buddha, the DPA has wonderful effect of washing people’s hearts,” said Professor Chang.
“The DPA has a strong spirit of traditional Chinese culture,” Chang explained.
He finished by saying, “When the DPA performs around the world, everyone will know they represent the Chinese traditional culture.”
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