NEW YORK—"The opening, everything started there in the heavens. I will tell the people at my school to see it. The show portrayed very well the idea of enlightenment. Maybe it's pretty close, I mean, we can experiment with meditation," said Fabricio Lapiax, an instructor at Gnosis, a Gnostic institute.
"It was very good…of course I expected some traditional culture but the way they put everything together, the spiritual aspect. It's all symbolic, as far as I can see. Every part has both meanings: you can see the material part and the spiritual part."
Fabricio had come with his wife, Ara Lapaix, to the February 6 showing of the Chinese New Year Splendor at New York's Radio City Music Hall. "Every culture's values are so universal," said Fabricio, "I thought it would be about the New Year of the Rat. Now I can see it's about the entire Chinese tradition."
Ara, who works as a secretary in New York City said, "It's very nice. I love the dance. It was very organized."
Portraying the values upheld in antiquity, the show sought to present the essence of China's 5,000 years of culture, with segments such as "The Loyalty of Yue Fei," while other segments presented human dignity, compassion, and other virtues.
Ara said that one of her favorite pieces was a segment entitled "Fruits of Goodness," which was about two teenagers who wandered into a Buddhist temple.
"Everything seemed to have a spiritual meaning. For example, there were two teenagers having fun but it there was some sort of enlightenment at the end," said Ara.
"My husband brought me. He's interested in Buddhism and Chinese studies. He thought it was very interesting."
The Chinese New Year Splendor continues in New York through Saturday, Feb. 9.
For other shows in the Divine Performing Arts world tour, please visit: http://www.divineperformingarts.com/
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of the Chinese New Year Splendor.
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