MINNEAPOLIS—Of the many distinguished guests attending tonight's show of the Divine Performing Arts Company in Minnesota, the Honorable Senator Mee Moua was among those in attendance. Accompanied by her husband Yee Chang and her two children Chase and Sheng, Senator Moua's family found some of the themes "enlightening" and the show to be "colorful and uplifting."
"I think the performers are great, they're world class," said Chang. "This is a part of our community and we are here to ring in the new year and celebrate the new year."
When asked if his Asian background gave him some connection to the show, Chang replied that "a lot of spiritual themes are similar, the themes of ancestry, culture and tradition and the spiritual world and the physical world being one and the same. That resonates with our culture."
Senator Moua said "that the costumes were beautiful, the different themes were educational and I learned a lot."
Chase, her eldest son, loved the drumming, while her daughter Sheng loved the dancing.
Both Senator Moua and her husband enjoyed that the show was great for families. Senator Moua said, "I think some of the messages are more adult but it was done in a way that it made our kids curious. That's what something like this should be; it should allow both adults and children to be able to ask questions and be curious".
Senator Moua remembered that "We grew up watching Chinese movies, watching a lot of the Kung Fu movies, the Jackie Chan movies, and the traditional Hong Kong Chinese-style movies where people fly through the sky and they have on these beautiful costumes.
"Hearing the classical music in the background and watching it being performed brought back those visions of the movies that I've seen. It was absolutely entertaining but also very beautiful."
In conclusion, Senator Moua said simply, "It's a very good show, from the artistry to the beautiful dancing."
Following this Minneapolis performance, Diving Performing Arts will play three shows in Chicago on January 25 and 26. The Spectacular is also playing January 23-26 in San Francisco. See Bestchineseshows.com for details. The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of the Chinese New Year Spectacular.
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