BUCHAREST, Romania—In Bucharest, on the evening of April 7, 2008 theatergoers in Europe came out to enjoy Divine Performing Arts' Chinese Spectacular.
Of the many in attendance, Ştefan Beleş, an engineer in the construction industry, shared his thoughts with Epoch Times. He said, "This was the first time I experienced a show of this magnitude, and I was impressed by what I learned about the culture of seventh to eighth century China. Things need to be put in more performances which are longer and more complex. Compared to European culture, there are more profound things here, which are not revealed at first glance. The values the show promotes are not fully understood by us Europeans. We Romanians need to see the show several times in order to more fully understand what is not so easy to see at first glance. This way, we can make a bridge between what we know about Asian culture."
Beles commented on his views of Europe's connection with Chinese culture. "My feeling is that our cultural understanding of China has arrived late. After the Romanian Revolution at 1989, we started to understand things, but this time it's necessary."
He was very impressed with Divine Performing Arts' choreography. "The performers all move in perfect harmony, reflecting the divine connection. Everything is natural. I can say that though traditional Chinese art, a natural balance is attained."
Beles went on to compare a couple of cultural aspects of European and Chinese culture. "Basically, we don't mix the nature of things. We integrate what it offers us by providing extraordinary combinations. In European art, the way we Europeans make things is to connect the elements by holding them together with nails. In Chinese culture everything is based on the natural union of elements like wood with wood, stone with stone, one on top of the other, and this truly creates a solid and perfect construction, which is in harmony with the environment that surrounds us."
Beles shared some very interesting points about some similarities Western and Eastern cultures share, as well as some personal insight. What ever the case may be, he recommends seeing the show more than once in order to gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of the complexity of the beauty the show has to offer.
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