Several of the 500 attendees received individual recognition for their contributions to Philadelphia’s various sectors.

Dr. Lin ranks the DPA performance “among the very best … the most artistic and culturally refined performances I’ve seen.”

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall was the venue for the final Divine Performing Arts show in Sarasota on Tuesday, Dec. 23.

“I like seeing how the fans open up into a flower,” added Mrs. Lin.

“I loved the dances and the costumes and the movement. I think they [her granddaughters] will take home part of the Chinese culture. Their great, great grandpa is Chinese. My grandmother and father were Chinese.”

“It is fantastic, all the colors, the movement,” declared Atlanta resident Ms. Marvle, speaking of Divine Performing Arts show in Atlanta on Friday evening.

“Brilliant, just brilliant!” said Bob Clarke, a retired 46-year Minister of Music, responsible for music at a church in Georgia. He caught his first glimpse of Divine Performing Arts (DPA) in Atlanta with his pianist wife, Ida-Anne Clarke.