The three companies of the Divine Performing Arts have, as of the 3rd of January, completed tours in Detroit and are still touring Los Angeles and Brooklyn, New York. Attending the San Diego evening performance was Ivan Dolgonos and his friend Carla Damy. Ivan is a bank manager with Wells Fargo bank, while Carla is a student.

Ivan says the Chinese dances presented were colourful and interesting. Chinese dance incorporates a wide variety of cultures, leaving it with a very impressive repertoire and unmatched variety. Further, the dances offer a window into traditional Chinese culture.

The singers performing with the Divine Performing Arts are dynamic and very accomplished. Carla Damy had a quick word about this.

The Divine Performing Arts troupe is scheduled to tour in Los Angeles’ Pasadena Civic Auditorium from the 30th – 4th January; Ottawa, Canada’s National Arts Centre from the 2nd – 4th; and Brooklyn, New York in the Howard Gilman Opera House from the 3rd – 4th January.

Tickets can be purchased from www.ticketmaster.com and for more information please visit www.divineperformingarts.com

Welcome to the Sound Of Hope Radio network, This is Catherine Hennessy and in this program we will be covering the Divine Performing Arts in Chicago’s Civic Opera House on December the 27th frist matinee at 2PM.

The Divine Performing Arts have, as of the 29th, completed tours in Chicago, San Diego, Jacksonville and Durham. Attending the Chicago first matinee performance were Natalia Hart and Michael Jernkin. Natalia is a statistician. Michael works at Northwestern University in chicagoland. Natalia expressed how thrilled she is about the show. Michael was never exposed to Eastern culture hence the DPA show gave him a very good insight and a very good reason to learn more of Eastern culture and its influence on America. A good example is the Japanese Mynoya flower he saw on the backdrop is everywhere in Mississippi.

Natalia and Michael both were delighted to share their thoughts and experiences with SOH reporter.

We’ll now listen to their feelings and insights about the show.

The Monkey King Triumphs, one of Divine Performing Arts productions, mesmerised audience with most beloved character ‘Monkey King’, spring to life in this adaptation of a scene from the 16th century novel, Journey To The West. The protagonist, a Buddhist Monk, is traveling to India in search of scriptures, joined by an ogre, a pig, and a miraculous monkey met en route. When a mountain detour leaves the monk alone and unguarded. He is set upon by a demon that assumes the guise of a temptress. Will Monkey manage to save the day? The storyline reflects the melding of the magical, moral and mundane so common in the traditional Chinese novel.

During the fights between the Monkey and the demon, the theatrical classical Chinese dance displayed array sills of jumps, turns and flips, as well as extremely demandidng aerial techniques such as high-flying dives, dexterous leaps, and diverse spins.

The Monkey King Triumps’ dance projects the monkey’s image, prowess, and wisdom. It leaves powerful impression on Chinese culture theatrical connoisseurs.

The Divine Performing Arts troupe is currently scheduled to tour in Los Angeles’ Pasadena Civic Auditorium from the 30th – 4th January; Detroit’s Ford Community & Performing Arts Center from the 30th – 31st; and New York City’s Brooklyn in the Howard Gilman Opera House from the 3rd – 4th January.

Tickets can be purchased from www.ticketmaster.com and for more information please visit
www.divineperformingarts.com

Thank you for joining us for this special coverage of the Divine Performing Arts; I’m Catherine Hennessy for the Sound Of Hope Radio Network.