TORONTO—For master goldsmith, jeweller, and jewellery store owner Mr. Reppas, Divine Performing Arts continues to be a source of joy and inspiration.
Wednesday night was his second time to see the show, and this year the second year he donated a beautiful piece of jewellery. This year it was a necklace.
“I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed [the show]. It was beautiful. The costumes are excellent, the dancing is beautiful, and I’m very happy to come back here for the second time. And still I donate again another gift for this performance.”
Mr. Reppas’ upscale jewellery store in the heart of downtown Toronto specializes in custom-designed jewellery. Most of the pieces his store sells are made in an adjoining workshop where customers can watch designs come to life.
A jewellery designer himself, Mr. Reppas said he didn’t get a very close look at the jewellery worn by the dancers, but he thought the tiaras had an interesting design, as did the other pieces.
“I love the purple costumes. They were beautiful, they were spectacular—excellent,” he particularly commended the costumes in the piece entitled The Udumbara’s Bloom.
It is a dance about the wondrous Udumbara flower of Buddhist legend that blossoms only once every 3,000 years.
The show demonstrated that Chinese people have something wonderful and inspirational to offer the world, something people of all countries and ethnicities could enjoy, said Mr. Reppas.
“It shows the Chinese have something good to offer. I think it’s a very beautiful performance, very interesting,” he said.
He added that he was glad the organizers brought the show to Toronto.
He and his wife and daughter all enjoyed the show, and that’s why they came back a second time, said Mr. Reppas.
“Very colourful and beautiful dancing,” Mrs. Reppas said. “It was an opportunity to come back and enjoy it again … It’s very interesting, it’s fascinating, and our daughter loves the dancing and the costumes.”
Mrs. Reppas said the show conveyed the importance of the arts and she appreciated how Chinese history was woven into the stories, music, and dance.
The Divine Performing Arts New York Company closed out its seven-show run in Toronto Wednesday night to a standing ovation. The company, one of three Divine Performing Arts companies now on tour, will travel next to Montreal and then to New York City for a run at the famed Radio City Music Hall.
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of the Divine Performance Arts 2009 World Tour. For more information, please visit www.DivinePerformingArts.org
