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Quotes for NTDTV's Holiday Wonders and Chinese New Year Spectacular
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World renowned classical violist Eric Shumsky
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"All of the spectacular staging, and the dance teams, and also the orchestra...It was of course a Western orchestra but then you had a pipa, a sona, Chinese instruments in the orchestra, and you featured a very wonderful erhu player [Qi Xiaochun], and I was very moved, almost to tears. That was a beautiful performance...It's rare to have someone move you so much. That's what playing is about. I was extremely impressed." | ||||||||
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Christine Walewska, considered one of the greatest cellists living today.
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“This is a magical experience. What
I saw in that show was so beautiful—the dancing, the talent that is represented
on that stage. I have told so many people about [the show]. I mean, everybody
has got to see that show. And that's why I'm coming back to this gorgeous show.
Here you have something to recommend, because it is so beautiful.
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Glenn Hodgins, Executive Director of the Ottawa Chamber Music Society. Hodgins is an accomplished pianist and has juried for Classical Album of the Year for Canada's Juno Awards. The OCMS is the group that runs the annual Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, billed as the largest festival of its kind in the world.
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"The calibre of the dancing and the musicians was excellent. Very well-thought out, well-choreographed, very professionally done…It's my first time [at the show], and I'm looking forward to next year already..."
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Michael N. Zhang, Ph.D., president & CEO of Optimer Biotechnology, Inc. and his wife Tessie Che graced the show on the opening night. Tessie Che, PhD, is the senior vice-president & chief operating officer of the company, which mainly produces anti-cancer drugs and antibiotics.
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Dr. Zhang said, "The show was great.
It was a very high level of performance. The program was nicely arranged and
contained some historical [Chinese] stories. It was wonderfully arranged. The
show features both traditional Chinese and modern elements. I think it's great.
If my granddaughter saw the show, she would definitely be delighted."
Ms. Che related, "The dance was fantastic! The performers are very, very talented. The performance was very exciting! I call it grand-tastic! My favorites are the Tang Court Drummers and the opening dance from heaven, which delivered a fantastic world."
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Amanda Forsyth is considered one of North America's most dynamic cellists. The winner of a Juno award — Canada's Grammy — she is the principal cellist with the National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) in Ottawa.
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"It's really beautiful that they're really so proud of their traditions. It's so poetic,…The fabrics were amazing,"
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Dr. Allan Ryan, New Sun Chair in Aboriginal Art and Culture, Carleton University.
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"I was very impressed with the professionalism of the dancers and the music… I very much appreciate how the fusion of the traditions and the contemporary experience are brought together to make some very profound statements in the performance, and I think it works very well…"
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Randall Yang, a software engineer originally from Beijing, talks to a reporter after attending the Chinese New Year Spectacular in Ottawa.
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"As a Chinese, we say that China has 5,000 years of culture, yet I have never seen the true traditional Chinese culture. Yet this show let me experience what exactly is traditional Chinese culture. This is something I have never seen before. I feel proud to be Chinese."
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Family of Mrs. Joan Blagder, Mary Jane Zohr (daughter), Conner and Kameron (grandsons). |
"Be aware that this is a show that is absolutely beyond belief. Absolutely beautiful," exclaimed Joan Blagder after watching the performance with her family.
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Lots of feedbacks from other live show audience of Chinese New Year Spectacular... |
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