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WASHINGTON—It was another successful performance by the Divine Performing Arts (DPA) Company at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 13, 2009. DPA drew another full house during this fourth run. The audience rewarded the artists with curtain calls and after the last scene a standing ovation.
Among the audience were Ms. Libranch, employed at a not-for-profit in Northern Virginia and, and Mr. Libranch, a retired telecommunications manager.
Both loved the show and Ms. Libranch said, "I thought it was fantastic. It was wonderful. It was just great. The two hours went by like it was fifteen minutes." Her husband agreed, "Really enjoyed every minute of it."
The couple seemed to read each other's minds. When Ms. Libranch said that the costumes were beautiful, her husband finished her sentence by agreeing, and said he was impressed with the choreography.
This was their first exposure to Chinese culture and they were amazed by everything they saw and heard.
"It was wonderful, it was wonderful. I don’t know much about Chinese culture, but this was just great," said Ms. Libranch.
She said that there was nothing they didn't like and that they were impressed by the costumes, the colors, just about everything.
The couple kept finishing each other's sentences, with an overall meaning that they each liked the music, the beauty of the scenes and costumes, and the professionalism of the performers.
"The ladies that were dressed in blue and white looked like they were floating across the stage. They just looked like they were floating. They were like angels," Ms. Libranch said excitedly. The Mystical Phoenix is danced in the clouds. Dancers in long, flowing blue and white silk costumes evoke the magical bird.
Mr. Libranch said, "Yes, I enjoyed, I enjoyed the finale. The last piece was wonderful, with everyone in there, it was just marvelous, it really was. And the music was outstanding. All the music I enjoyed thoroughly. I have a hearing problem, so I do not listen to lyrics, and that makes it much much more enjoyable."
The couple plan to see DPA again. Ms. Libranch said, "We’re so glad we came, and next year if you’re here we’ll bring our granddaughter. She’s five and she’s studying dance. She wants to be a ballerina, so she would love this, so we’re going to bring her next year."
Before leaving Mr. Libranch told us, "We highly recommend the program to anyone, we really would highly recommend the program."
Please see DivinePerformingArts.org for more information
NTDTV contributed to this report
