NEW YORK, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With elegant court ladies
in opulent Tang fashions, lovely heavenly maidens, and energetic drummers,
all backed by an all-new 45-piece live orchestra, NTDTV's Chinese New Year
Spectacular at Radio City February 14--17 promises to be a sumptuous feast
for the senses. But there is more to the show than meets the eye.
As The San Francisco Chronicle wrote after a tour performance in
January, "New Tang Dynasty Television's 'Chinese New Year Spectacular' has
spectacle to spare -- and a mission to lift the spirits." That mission is
to revive authentic traditional Chinese culture in all its beauty,
richness, and depth.
The show's producers have drawn their inspiration from what they feel
are the core values of 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, including the
belief in a moral universe, that good is rewarded with good and evil with
evil. These are the kinds of universal values espoused by ancient Chinese
legends, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and also the spiritual discipline
Falun Dafa.
The Chinese government is apparently not pleased by what NTDTV is
doing. Chinese consular officials in the US and other countries have even
harassed theaters and sponsors and blocked the ticket hotline in an effort
to prevent people from seeing the show.
NTDTV Senior Vice President Samuel Zhou says the situation can be seen
as a cultural conflict because the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was
actually a Soviet import into China. "Ever since it entered into China, the
CCP has wanted to wipe out Chinese traditional belief systems and replace
them with Marxist and Maoist ideology. That's the only way the leadership
can maintain control over the Chinese people. They're out to destroy a lot
of things that are actually quite good." Zhou quips: "I think the CCP's
really upset because this year's show is more than good-it's great!"
Cyril Dabydeen, Professor of English Literature at the University of
Ottawa saw the show in Canada and agrees. "It was tremendous; one of the
best shows I've seen at the National Arts Center ... wonderful, superb
choreography and beautiful soprano singing."
For complimentary media accreditation to the show, please contact NTDTV
media contacts.
February 14-17, 2007 (two shows daily at 11am and 8pm, 2pm/8pm show on
Sat)
Radio City Music Hall, 1260 6th Avenue @ 50th Street
shows.ntdtv.com
Tickets: $38 and up
Reservations: 888.260.6221 or Ticketmaster or at Radio City Box Office
About the Chinese New Year: The Year of the Dog comes to an end in
February 2007, ushering in The Year of the Boar, on February 18, 2007.
Those born in the year of the Boar are regarded as models of fortitude,
sincerity, and honor.
SOURCE New Tang Dynasty TV
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