(Clearwisdom.net) On February 23, 2009, the last show of the Shen Yun Divine Performing Arts International Company in Tainan attracted many scholars, professors, and well known people in the arts and entertainment, as well as many business entrepreneurs. They were amazed at the world class performance, and praised the outstanding contribution of Shen Yun Divine Performing Arts (SYDPA) in spreading traditional Chinese culture and improving moral values and artistic standards. They thought that people from Tainan were very fortunate to enjoy such excellent performances during the six consecutive shows.
The sixth SYDPA show in Tainan.
During the sixth SYDPA show in Tainan, the audience was completely involved.
The audience was fully attentive to the SYDPA show
Honorary Chairman of the International Artists' Association: The People of Tainan Have Very Lucky Eyes
The Honorary Chairman of the International Artists' Association, Mr. Wang Shouping, is an outstanding calligrapher. His work has won multiple awards. After he heard that Feb 23 was the last day for SYDPA to play in Tainan, he rushed to the theater around 6 p.m. to buy a ticket. After watching the show, Mr. Wang was very excited. He said that such an unprecedented performance was truly amazing, it showed the beauty and elegance of the five thousand years of Chinese culture. Every male and female dancer was beautiful, elegant, energetic and skillful. He felt that people in Tainan have "very lucky eyes." He exclaimed, "I am very, very happy! I feel that I am very lucky to be able to see the show here at age 85."
Mr. Wang enjoyed "The Poet's Vision" particularly, and stated that Li Bai wrote many great poems that have been passed down for generations. Li Bai was a great poet in Chinese culture. Mr. Wang said that the show was very pure and elegant with nothing improper, the colors were all light and pure and pleasant to view. He said that the whole show was a huge success.
Head of a Jazz Band: The Music of Divine Performing Arts is Amazing!
Mr. Zeng Jinxing came to the show with his son and daughter.
Mr. Zeng Jinxing, the head of the Tainan Jazz Band and an honorary citizen of Tainan, came to the show with his son and daughter. He said, "The SYDPA show tells stories through dance, touches people's hearts with deep spiritual content, and makes people think. It is truly wonderful!"
Mr. Zeng Jinxing also mentioned that the SYDPA music beautifully combines both Western and traditional Chinese instruments, smoothly and naturally, in a way that is easy for everyone to accept. He said that the show has made an outstanding contribution to spreading Chinese music to the whole world, since all the music of SYDPA show is created with the traditional five-note scale. He was thrilled, and said, "I know it is quite difficult to compose with five notes, and it is very difficult to play with five notes. I can feel it is very difficult to create these original dances and songs. The SYDPA show has given me a lot of encouragement."
Dance School Administrator: The SYDPA Show Has Brought Me Happiness from the Fa
Tainan E Hua Dance College dancer Ms. Chen Baoyu bought a SYDPA ticket again for the evening of Feb. 23 after seeing the show on Feb. 21, so she could appreciate the show even more. She felt that everyone who saw the show was fortunate, blessed by divine beings. Ms. Chen said excitedly, "I am not just moved, I am touched by the happiness from the Fa. Now I feel so uplifted. I felt Buddhas and Deities in the Dance come from heaven, filled with fragrance, spreading good fortune to us in the audience."
Ms. Chen Baoyu said that she liked every dance, and also liked the dancers' dexterous and agile movements. She especially mentioned that the choreography of "Welcoming Spring" is very creative, with fans turning into flowers, and hundreds of flowers blooming at the same time, giving people a pleasant surprise. She was most moved by "The Five Millennia Begin" at the beginning, where many Buddhas and Deities come down to save sentient beings, bringing the truth, and improving our wisdom.
Ms. Chen was amazed at the beauty of the costumes in "The Mystical Phoenix". She said the peacock eye on the skirt was truly beautiful, it must be from "fairies from heaven. The costumes are truly from heaven, all the colors look so refreshing and out of this world." Ms. Chen added, "I truly praise the designer of this costume. I believe he saw celestial maidens dancing in the heavens in a dream."
Flower Designer: Dancers Are Like Flower Fairies.
Lecturer for the Flower Design Arts Association Ms. Xie Lizheng
Ms. Xie Lizheng is a specialist in European Style Flower Design. She is a lecturer with the Flower Design Arts Association, and is also a judge for the Pan-Taiwan Skill Competition. Watching the SYDPA show gave her the feeling that the dancers' movement had the beauty of a branch full of flowers. She felt they were like fairy ladies emerging from flowers. She felt that she could arrange a set of very serene and graceful flowers based on what she saw in the performance. She discovered that the dancers could express their feelings without verbal language, and this inspired her to recreate such refreshing, pure and elegant sensations in her flower designs, and deliver a peaceful and harmonious impression.
Psychology Professor: The SYDPA Show Is Spiritual Medicine for Purifying People's Heart and Soul.
Professor Wu Jinshui is a famous psychologist. He has been invited to give thousands of speeches on psychology around Taiwan. He was thrilled at the excellence of the SYDPA show. He said the voices of the Tenor and Soprano were very deep and rich, as if from heaven. The dancers are extremely skillful, and the costumes are dazzling, like fairies. He remarked that the female dancers are full of feminine beauty, and the male dancers are filled with masculine strength and elegance, and said it was very moving. The show demonstrated spirituality, love, and hope for humankind, and has the function of purifying people's heart and soul. He likened the show to "spiritual medicine for us to improve ourselves."
Professor Wu thought that the SYDPA show has the power to heal. He said that music and dance could truly wash away the dirt from people's hearts, and help people release and let go of negative feelings.
Professor Wu said that the dance "Heaven Awaits Us Despite Persecution" encourages humankind to keep up hope forever. No matter how bad the environment could be, evil would never win over the righteous, and because of this, humankind will always have hope. He said, "We need to have beliefs; when we truly have belief and love, we will be guided to the kingdom of the divine, and be guided to a righteous and fair human society. The theme is very well demonstrated."
Dean of Cheng Kung University's College of Biology: The Combination of the Backdrops and the Dance is Very Unique.
Dean of Tainan National Cheng Kung University's College of Biology Professor Chang Sucyong
Professor Chang Sucyong is the Dean of the Tainan National Cheng Kung University's College of Biology and also the secretary of Tainan Women's Association. She said that she enjoyed many of the numbers very much. "For example, 'The Udumbara's Bloom,' 'Dance of the Yi,' 'Flowing Sleeves' and 'The Poet's Vision' were all very impressive." Professor Chang added, "The backdrops and the dance combined together uniquely. The dancers danced so lightly, have very good training, and fully demonstrated gentleness and beauty. They were extremely elegant and pretty."
An inspiration Professor Chang obtained from the SYDPA show is that if you have belief in your heart, and no pursuit of anything, you will have a relatively relaxing life. She came away with the message to "follow the lead of the gods on everything."
An Entrepreneurial Couple: It Made Us Very Proud! We Wanted to Cry!
Furniture Manufacturer Mr. Ke Kuncheng and his wife
Dream Factory Bedroom Furniture Company owner Mr. Ke Kuncheng said that he was touched deeply from the first number onward. He said that the SYDPA show uses dance to depict scenes from heaven and earth. It teaches people, is very proper and professional, and deeply touches people's hearts. "After all the shows that I have seen, this time I feel very proud of our Chinese culture."
Mrs. Ke said excitedly that the first dance moved her deeply, as if she had seen it sometime before, and it made her feel very sad. It was so familiar to her, yet she felt very lost. She didn't know why she was moved so. Mrs. Ke said that she didn't know how to express her feelings; she just wanted to cry through the whole performance, as if she was eagerly waiting to see the show from her heart.
Restaurant Administrator: Best Show Ever!
Vice President of Dong Dong Cuisine said that the SYDPA show was more magnificent than he had imagined. "The costumes, the dancer's movements and expression, the backdrops and music are all the best! The whole performance is truly magnificent." He was surprised that all the dancers grew up overseas. He remarked, "It is truly not easy for Chinese from overseas to perform classical Chinese dance so well. The expression of the dancers shows that they are fully immersed in the dance, they are very happy, very joyful. Different people's dances will give people very different feelings."
Founder of a Real Estate Enterprise: World Class Performance!
The founder of Dafeng Real Estate Enterprise Mr. Wu Daoxiong
Mr. Wu Daoxiong is the founder of Dafeng Real Estate Enterprise and also the Chairman of the Board for the Tainan Handbell and Handchime Music Association. Mr. Wu often watches different shows. He highly praised the SYDPA show, saying, "It is indeed a world class performance. All the dancers have solid training in dance, and the biggest difference is that the backdrops are truly superb!"
He also mentioned that the story "Heaven Awaits Us Despite Persecution" was very touching. "Usually people would feel depressed or want revenge once they are persecuted, but they (Falun Gong practitioners) look very peaceful; they are still in the realm of the divine and say many touching things with their dance and facial expressions."