| If you love true ancient Chinese art and | | | | sky, man is but a tiny particle in life's grand play. |
| philosophy, this show will enchant you. New Tang | | | | When man is in harmony with heaven, there will |
| Dynasty (NTD) TV' global holiday productions | | | | also be harmony on earth. |
| (Holiday Wonders and Chinese New Year | | | | I noticed that the audiences were all glowing, and |
| Spectacular) are nothing but astonishing. They are | | | | many people were crying. A friend of mine who is |
| a revival not only of ancient Chinese culture, but | | | | a doctor of Chinese Medicine, said that he tells all |
| also convey the essence and spirit of ancient | | | | his patients to go watch the show. He said this |
| Chinese traditions. | | | | energy of harmony and beauty which is at the |
| I have had the pleasure to watch the NTDTV | | | | core of the show makes our hearts, and all our |
| New Year Spectacular for the past three years. | | | | cells, resonate in harmony with a higher vibration |
| The moment the curtain opens you're on a | | | | than what we usually experience in our everyday |
| journey to a mythical land and your senses | | | | lives, and it makes us feel renewed deep from |
| encounter exquisite beauty. The colorful | | | | within. He says it even has a profound healing |
| costumes, gorgeous scenes and beautiful sounds | | | | quality. I would agree with him. |
| are dazzling. You'll hear of legends and stories of | | | | This brings me to the singers, even though all the |
| honor, courage and compassion, of heavenly | | | | solos are sung in Chinese, they really touch the |
| beings, heroes and villains, kings and sages, | | | | depth of one's soul. The lyrics are projected in |
| dragons, drummers, dancers and singers. | | | | English onto the screen so you will know the basic |
| The music pieces are all original compositions, | | | | meaning of the songs. But again, the music, the |
| blending western and oriental instruments. The | | | | poise, skill and presentation of the soloists go far |
| effect is often haunting, and at other times | | | | beyond words. That same pure power or energy |
| exhilarating and dramatic. The sets are really | | | | pierces your being and lift your spirit. |
| majestic! They are giant projected images of old | | | | The producers and artists of Divine Performing |
| paintings, ancient temples and landscapes. They | | | | Arts say that their aim is the revival of authentic |
| have a 3-D effect, and in addition the whole thing | | | | Chinese culture (before communism smashed and |
| is animated, a process created during hundreds of | | | | banned it in China almost 60 years ago) which |
| hours of computer work. For example, in one | | | | includes truth, beauty, compassion, kindness, |
| scene we see the Great Wall of China stretching | | | | tolerance and nurturing one's spiritual nature. As |
| over vast mountain tops. Suddenly the music | | | | grand an undertaking as this may seem, to bring |
| changes and fire and smoke come out of the | | | | back to live 5,000 years of Chinese culture, I |
| sentry towers in the Great Wall, signaling troubles | | | | would say that NTDTV and these fine |
| and war. Then the scene shifts and ancient | | | | performers are truly achieving this. From the |
| warriors on horseback gallop into battle. | | | | costumes to the ancient myths and legends, to |
| The dancers, actors and musicians meanwhile | | | | the music, the show is much more than beautiful |
| perform their acts on stage flowing and blending | | | | entertainment. It crosses ethnicities and belief |
| in a stylized fashion with the sets, giving the | | | | systems and uplifts the human heart. NTDTV has |
| impression of an eastern painting wherein heaven, | | | | created a cultural treasure for the whole world to |
| earth and man are one. Against the grandeur of | | | | enjoy and keep. |
| the mountains, the temples, the steppes and the | | | | |