The beauty of diversity - Documentary of Tucson's 2012 Year of the Dragon Spring Festival Gala (photo)

The beauty of diversity - Documentary of Tucson's 2012 Year of the Dragon Spring Festival Gala (Photo) (Alberta Times) The Spring Festival Gala in Tucson has become like Chinese culture, no longer a palace...

Diverse Beauty - Documentary of Tucson’s 2012 Year of the Dragon Spring Festival Gala (photo) (Alberta Times) Tucson’s Spring Festival Gala, like Chinese culture, is no longer a self-entertainment in the palace and academies, but has truly gone global and been accepted by the world. This is the common feeling of the audience after watching the Arizona 2012 Year of the Dragon Spring Festival Gala. On New Year's Eve, nearly 2,000 Tucson spectators enjoyed a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner presented by local music and dance groups and individual performers from all walks of life in the UA University Auditorium. The traditional ones are still classical and elegant or dazzling. The actors not only showed the audience the two poles of Chinese culture "as quiet as a virgin and as active as a rabbit" with the xun-played "Night at the Maple Bridge", Shaolin swords and guns, and "Descendants of the Dragon", but also used soft body language and the beautiful shapes of the dances "Kite Flying", "Soul of Spring" and "June Lotus" to reveal to people the yearning of young lives for spring and the future. What also touches the audience's heartstrings are the music and dance lines that cross nationalities and ages, using different colors and melodies to interpret the symbols of Chinese culture. The rich and low-pitched quartet of American western cowboys sang "Half the Moon Climbs Up" and their exaggerated and longing performance were recognized by all the Chinese audiences present. The love music of western China can also linger in the western United States across time and space. The children's choir composed of American children also used their unique liveliness and freedom to present their New Year wishes to the audience with the natural sounds of "Sky Shepherd" and "Good Luck". How wonderful! The audience gave them applause without hesitation. The more exquisite professional dancers from the UA Dance Department used their own beautiful body language to interpret the Chinese dance "Chrysanthemum Stage", vividly expressing the essence of this dance - flowers are speechless and people are as pale as chrysanthemums -! The famous domestic pianist Zhao Xiaotong has played this piece many times, but today she also stood up and applauded her artistic colleagues for their superb skills. How come they understand Chinese culture so accurately! Every audience member expressed the same emotion. Programs that shone like a crystal ball included Lan Qiu's violin solo "Sunshine Shines on Tashkorgan" and the final chorus "Heavenly Road", "Flying Song of the Earth" and "God Bless America". What is particularly worth mentioning is that the chorus was performed by Tucson’s Huasheng Chorus on the same stage as three local regular choirs and accompanied by the Southwest Symphony Orchestra of the United States. It added a strong touch to the performance - an American color with Chinese elements. The harmony of nearly 200 actors and the symphony orchestra brought the beautiful hope and joy of the Year of the Dragon to a climax. This is the American Spring Festival Gala, a true cultural exchange. There is no perfunctory or dependence, there is only me in you and you in me, for the profoundness and beauty of culture. (I would like to thank the concert director Mr. Lang Xiaoming and TCA Dragon & Lion Dance, TCA Chinese School, TCMC Chinese School, Tucson Sino Dance, Sonoran Sound, TSD Youth Group, UA Dance, Shaolin Martial Arts Institute, Artifact Dance Project, Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus, Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra, Sons of Orpheus, Tucson Sino Choir, UA Faculty & staff Choir and all actors and volunteers, without everyone’s cooperation, beauty would only exist in a corner of my heart.)