Matinee Performance Enchants Families in Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.—Sunday afternoon's Holiday Wonders show left a lasting impression on the audience. People of all ages and different nationalities gathered in the theater of Ceasars casino to enjoy the unique presentation of Chinese traditional dance, singing, and instruments, and to marvel at the richness of Chinese culture and traditions.

Here is what the audience had to say afterwards.

"We got the tickets from my brother as gift," said Carmen Pagan, a school principle from Puerto Rico who saw the show with her daughter, a PhD student in Chicago. "We really appreciate it. It was great. It was spectacular. It's so different. The whole program is very well prepared, well executed. I am planning on organizing my students to come to New York to see this show. I am sure they can learn from the experience."

Alicia Figueras (center) from Long Island, New York, said, "The show is awesome! It's my first time at a Chinese show, and I especially liked the opera singer, the words in her song are so true, so wonderful. I have always liked Chinese music. The 'Water Sleeves' dance was very good too. The costumes and the discipline are awesome. Overall, a very relaxing experience."

Joe Marossia said, "The show was excellent, very different. I liked the drum dance and 'The Fruits of Goodness' the best. The show is very enlightening about Chinese culture, and the music enhances the performances." (Dayin Chen/The Epoch Times)

Ross Down from Cherry Hill, N.J., said, "The show is very good. 'The Fruits of Goodness' dance where two teenagers found themselves in a temple reminded me of something I would do, too. Wonderful! I liked the music a lot, especially the Chinese string instruments. When I saw the show's commercial on television, I said, 'That's the one show we need to go see.'" (Dayin Chen/The Epoch Times)

The Clarks from Philadelphia. (Dayin Chen/The Epoch Times)

Mrs. Wang saw the show with her daughter-in-law. She said, "I grew up in Taiwan. I was educated in the Japanese system, I did not grow up in Chinese traditional culture. This is a really admirable effort to communicate Chinese tradition to people. I like the 'The Fruits of Goodness.' I like the Falun Gong drama. Good-hearted people took good action to defend the righteousness."

Chris, David, Joe, Jean, Casey, Nancy Clark and Andy Wang from Philadelphia said, "This is the first time we have been to a Chinese cultural show. The costumes and dance are wonderful, and they are such beautiful people. The Chinese string instruments in the orchestra were beautiful. This show is definitely unique, we have seen nothing like this. Culturally, it is a wonderful experience. Our two children enjoyed it too. The younger one—David—was simply entranced".

Alicia Figueras from Long Island, New York, said, "The show is awesome! It's my first time at a Chinese show, and I especially liked the opera singer, the words in her song are so true, so wonderful. I have always liked Chinese music. The 'Water Sleeves' dance was very good too. The costumes and the discipline are awesome. Overall, a very relaxing experience."

Joe Marossia said, "The show was excellent, very different. I liked the drum dance and 'The Fruits of Goodness' the best. The show is very enlightening about Chinese culture, and the music enhances the performances."

Ross Down, a computer operator from Cherry Hill, N.J., said, "The show is very good. 'The Fruits of Goodness' dance where two teenagers found themselves in a temple reminded me of something I would do, too. Wonderful! I liked the music a lot, especially the Chinese string instruments. When I saw the show's commercial on television, I said, 'That's the one show we need to go see.'"

Chee, Lily, and Tiffany See, local residents of Atlantic City, said, "The show is wonderful! Chinese culture is very colorful, very exciting! I am from Malaysia, but I still feel very proud for this Chinese cultural show to be running here."