TAIPEI, Taiwan—Mario Palma, an Italian trade representative to Taiwan, was among the capacity crowd of over 3,000 who attended the final Divine Performing Arts (DPA) show at the Taipei International Convention Center on Monday.
“It’s just amazing,” said Mr. Palma, describing the unique cultural show.
“It’s great to come here to see this performance from such an ancient culture. And I notice that it not only presents the dance of the Han ethnicity, but also many others. We saw the different nationalities of China, these very old dances from minorities in the south. I think this is really a wonderful idea, just to put together the essence of these old dances and songs.”
Speaking during the intermission, Mr. Palma also commented on The Poet’s Vision, a dance about the famous Chinese poet Li Bai.
“It also draws from the main current of poetry. We’ve seen Li Bai’s very well-known message, the poem from which a wonderful dance was been presented to Li Bai when he was drunk and dreaming of heavenly ladies dancing.”
Mr. Palma speaks four languages: Spanish, English, Italian, and Chinese. He learned of the poetry of Li Bai while studying Chinese.
“I’ve studied him. I’ve also been to Mount Huang, and there you can see a place where Li Bai drank heavily and enjoyed the moon.”
Mr. Palma is well-connected in Taiwan. He received an invitation to DPA from a friend with connections to the economic society in Taipei, and just yesterday was one of only two foreigners to take part in a formal ceremony at the Confucius temple.
“If you look at the United Daily News today, you’ll be able to see my picture,” he said, smiling.
“I think that everything is very beautiful,” Mr. Palma said, adding that he was looking forward to the rest of the show.
For more information, please visit DivinePerformingArts.org
“It’s just amazing,” said Mr. Palma, describing the unique cultural show.
“It’s great to come here to see this performance from such an ancient culture. And I notice that it not only presents the dance of the Han ethnicity, but also many others. We saw the different nationalities of China, these very old dances from minorities in the south. I think this is really a wonderful idea, just to put together the essence of these old dances and songs.”
Speaking during the intermission, Mr. Palma also commented on The Poet’s Vision, a dance about the famous Chinese poet Li Bai.
“It also draws from the main current of poetry. We’ve seen Li Bai’s very well-known message, the poem from which a wonderful dance was been presented to Li Bai when he was drunk and dreaming of heavenly ladies dancing.”
Mr. Palma speaks four languages: Spanish, English, Italian, and Chinese. He learned of the poetry of Li Bai while studying Chinese.
“I’ve studied him. I’ve also been to Mount Huang, and there you can see a place where Li Bai drank heavily and enjoyed the moon.”
Mr. Palma is well-connected in Taiwan. He received an invitation to DPA from a friend with connections to the economic society in Taipei, and just yesterday was one of only two foreigners to take part in a formal ceremony at the Confucius temple.
“If you look at the United Daily News today, you’ll be able to see my picture,” he said, smiling.
“I think that everything is very beautiful,” Mr. Palma said, adding that he was looking forward to the rest of the show.
For more information, please visit DivinePerformingArts.org
