Playing at Montreal's Place des Arts from Jan. 15-17, the Chinese New Year Spectacular has drawn high praise from theatre-goers who were thrilled with its large-scale dance routines, combination of Chinese and western orchestral music and colourful state-of-the art digital backdrops.
Denise Leduc, who attended Wednesday's show, invited both her daughter and her son's fiance to see the Spectacular.
Leduc's future daughter-in-law, Chloe Liu, is from Taiwan and was so thrilled with the show she wants to invite her own parents and extended family to see it.
"I think the show is excellent, I really liked it," said Liu. "The dances and the costumes are beautiful, and the drumming act is very good."
Leduc said she particularly liked the "serenity" imparted by the dances, something rarely expressed in most western entertainment.
"I liked the music, the way they dress, everything is so beautiful. The dances are perfect, and the dancers are so elegant and so quiet."
Leduc also praised the hosts of the Spectacular, who spoke in both English and Chinese.
"They were very good. They seemed to tell us 'we are pleased to see you, you are a part of this.' I like that very much."
"I will be back next year," says Leduc, who comes to Place des Arts often and is familiar with Chinese music.
Leduc' daughter, who normally works as a dietician, says she's a stay-at-home mom right now with two small children.
"I liked the show because it permitted me to think of something else — it made me travel in my mind a little bit."
Since 2004, the Divine Performing Arts, the company that presents the Spectacular shows, has been reclaiming China's ancient culture and traditions by staging the Spectacular in some of the world's most prestigious venues.
Wednesday's performance was one of 20 shows in Canada. After the last show in Montreal tonight, it will play five shows in Toronto before continuing its global tour, which includes an 11-day run at New York's famous Radio City Music Hall.
Upon returning to Canada in the spring, the Spectacular will play in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. By the end of the tour, the show will have played to a total live audience of 650,000 in over 60 cities.
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of the Divine Performing Arts shows that will perform in over 60 cities worldwide in 2008. To find a show near you, please visit www.bestchineseshows.com.
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