SYDNEY, Australia—Louisa is an 11-year old, who heard about the Chinese Spectacular from a flyer she received in Chatswood, Sydney. Impressed, she decided that she wanted to see the show at the Sydney Entertainment Center.
Louisa spoke about her favourite part of the show, "Water Sleeves": "It has a lot of movement and some of those moves are not that easy, and that is the reason I like it," she said.
The "costumes, the music and the songs" all interested her. She read the words of the song, but although she couldn't remember what they were, she said they "impressed" her.
A Spectacular 21st Birthday Celebration
One of the audience members at the second Sydney show of the Chinese Spectacular was bought tickets to the show for her 21st birthday.
Marianne, who turned 21 on the day she saw the show, said she received a Spectacular flyer in a shopping center and her mother bought her tickets for her birthday.
Explaining what she liked most about the show, Marianne said, "I really like the elaborate costumes and the way they use the space. The choreography is really amazing and impressive ...overall [it is] really beautiful and moving."
Marianne has a creative background with experience in drumming and acting, but was previously unfamiliar with Chinese culture. "I don't know about the history of China or anything." Although she said she didn't really understand the Chinese soprano and tenor singing, she said: "The singing was nice to listen to."
As to what really moved her, Marianne described the performance 'The Risen Lotus Flower'. She said: "The lady that was persecuted ... and then her soul left and found peace. That was really nice the way she did that ...[it] really moved me."
Marianne found strength in the dancer's portrayal of the character and said: "What moved me was the risk she took and the power of the woman."
Audience Member Enjoys 'Spectacular' for Second Year in a Row
Joanna Jensen returned to see the Chinese Spectacular for the second year in a row and found it very enjoyable.
"I love the rhythm of it. I actually practice Yoga and I just love the serenity of it and the movement ...they are beautiful."
Ms. Jensen said that her favourite performance was the "Mongolian Bowl Dance" and also the fact that the words to the songs were on the backdrop accompanying the Chinese singing. Although she couldn't understand the Chinese words, she said, "the woman, the soprano, was wonderful, simply fantastic! I am enjoying it tremendously."
Vietnamese Couple Find 'Everything is excellent!'
Glowing with excitement, husband and wife Mr. Khan Phan and Ms. Cat An Tu, found it difficult to describe what they had seen in the Chinese Spectacular show.
"For us, everything ...the traditional Chinese culture ...It is all good," said Mr. Khan Phan.
"It is hard to say which one is the best because everything is excellent!"
Thinking further, Mr. Khan Phan explained that the movement, stood out for him. "The movement; they look very soft, but they are very complicated. I know they would have spent a lot of time to prepare to train or to be trained.
"It is hard for them ...to reach this level. I think it has been very hard to reach it," said Mr. Khan Phan.
Ms. Can An Tu first became excited about the show after hearing about it through a flier and both said that they would recommend the show to their friends. Ms. Can An Tu said "everything" about the show touches her heart.
"I am very excited about the show," said Ms. Can An Tu. "Because the culture is very different."
"It is worth the money to be here and that is excellent," said Mr. Khan Phan.
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