BERLIN, Germany—Ludmilla Stefanova bought her ticket for the March 14 performance of the Chinese Spectacular through her job at the Equatorial Guinea embassy in Germany. The native Bulgarian who moved to Berlin 15 years ago gushed with praise for the German debut of the Chinese cultural performance.
"It was really...I don't have any words to describe it, it was really fantastic. It was beautiful," she said.
"I am not sure if one could call this a show, I believe it was also a piece of culture," she said describing the "colorfulness, the interaction of music, culture, elegance." "The dancing was fantastic, the artists were fantastic also, so many colors, one really needs to digest everything first. One has all the sounds still in one's head, all the colors still in front of one's eyes, one has to first come down from the clouds, just like in a dream, it was really beautiful."
Stefanova particularly enjoyed the 'Nymphs of the Sea' dance. "It was truly harmonic and very soothing. It was the effects but also the dance that I enjoyed most. It was very beautiful for me."
She singled out as well the dance called 'Forsythia in Spring' in which the dancers evoke the bright spring flowers through their costume and movement.
"That was truly refreshing, really very beautiful. I don't know if one can have a word for it, it was divine."
"It was not only touching, during certain places I had goose bumps," particularly during the erhu solo and the 'Lady of the Moon' dance, said Stefanova.
The erhu is a traditional Chinese two-stringed instrument reminiscent of the violin known for its purity of voice.
"That was fantastic, with the piano and this piece, it was unique.
In the 'Lady of the Moon', the hero uses a specially granted bow to shoot down the several extra suns that are scorching the earth. "Truly this contrast between sun and moon...it was unbelievable. But I must say it was exactly what I had hoped and wished for, that one could exactly see that on stage. One was able to see the entire talent, it was fantastic."
Stefanova mentioned that she had no previous knowledge about Chinese cultures so she also appreciated the pieces from Mongolia, Tibet and, of course, China.
"I know a lot of people who are from Asia, also from Japan. I also know people who have close relationships with Tibet. I am truly fascinated with the culture, but unfortunately I did not have a personal relationship to this world. Maybe this show will motivate me," she said.
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