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TOKYO—The first show of Divine Performing Arts (DPA) premiered in Tokyo at Hitomi Memorial Hall in the Showa Women’s University. The show is a famous cultural feast for Tokyo residents, as it enters its third year of performance in Japan.
For Masa Okada, a marketing planner works in Tokyo, the show is a splendid art form.
“Without words, they [DPA dancers] express everything through body movements and I think that is really awesome,” he said.
The unique art of Chinese dance that we know today, with its impressive scale and system, is the product of generations of dancers’ many years of artistic experience combined with their refining, reorganizing, and reworking of the art form.
"I always praise the cultures that use body movements greatly,” Masa added.
Masa also praised the advanced level of DPA performers. Only with disciplined training and exercises can this show be realized, he said. Put together with the experiences from past shows, the dancers have brought a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.
He particularly loved the story about Li Bai, The Poet’s Vision, one of the greatest poets in China's literary history.
“I never thought they would make the dance story about Li Bai.” Masa said laughingly, “That makes me think that Li Bai’s poems really could represent traditional Chinese dance. The way they perform Li Bai’s dance story, it uses the expression of the heart and body movement, so that’s really awesome.”
Divine Performing Arts in Tokyo will continue its second show tonight, before continuing the tour to Nagoya, Hiroshima, and Osaka.
Please see DivinePerformingArts.org for more information.
