Sweden: Painter Overwhelmed by the Chinese Spectacular

On April 3rd, 2008, the Divine Performing Arts staged its fifth performance at the Cirkus Theatre in Stockholm. A famous painter for a children’s publication, Voja Stepanovic, attended the performance on a friend’s recommendation. After the show, he told the reporter ecstatically, “I was deeply moved by the show.”

Vibrant colours are beyond description

Stepanovic’s main line of work is picture illustration in children’s books, especially English children’s books. His work is extremely popular in American and European markets. He commented, “As a painter, I am constantly improving my work. As an artist, I want to give the children what is truly beautiful and healthy.”

From an artist’s point of view, “Seeing so many vibrant colours, I am lost for words. In fact complicated techniques are not necessary to create high quality art. The Gala Spectacular performance, which is simple yet powerful, is proof. The show used only little assistance or colour but achieved a 100% impact.”

Overwhelmed by the Spectacular

Stepanovic came to the show on a recommendation by a friend in Linköping, who saw the show on March 27th and told him that it was one of a kind. “He knows me very well. So he knows what I am interested in. He thought I would be overwhelmed and he was absolutely right.”

Touching upon the message in each piece, Stepanovic said, “I was deeply moved when I saw the piece where innocent people were locked up in jail for their beliefs. There is still so much evil to be conquered in this world. We should build a beautiful world together for mankind.”

Stepanovic came from a former communist country, so I know about the evil nature of the communist party.”

“Eventually, the righteous will win over the evil. The message in the programme was very powerful, simple yet very symbolic. The drummers were also very energising.”

In the end he said happily, “The performance moved me deeply. The whole programme from content to the spirit impressed me a great deal. I was extremely lucky to be able to see it.”