About 20 people who had bought tickets for the weekend show (March 22-23) protested Monday outside the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage, which issued the order to cancel the Divine Performing Arts troupe performance.
The ministry revoked the show’s permit because the Chinese Embassy complained that the organizers — U.S.-based New Tang Dynasty Television station — were supporters of Falun Gong, a spiritual movement that Beijing bans as a dangerous cult, said a ministry official.
“We have to take care of our relationship with China. It’s very important,” an official, who declined to be named
The Chinese Spectacular show which was originally scheduled to run from April 7 to April 30, 2008 is also canceled. The cancellation for the March 22-23 show cost organizers about $31,800 as at least 2,000 tickets were sold. The organizers is refunding the tickets, but people from Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan and Singapore, who had already booked their flights, had still traveled to Kuala Lumpur.
What’s your say on Malaysia’s bowing down to China?
So You Think You Can Dance, a TV reality show that needs the contestants to showcase their dancing skills. It premiered in the States in May 2006 but it only comes to Malaysia TV in October, last week.
Overall, this show is quite interesting and awesome since no other reality shows have the same content like this one. In “So You Think You Can Dance”, contestants are required to dance with different partners to test their skills and also ability to adapt to different partners. Once they get into the final 16, viewers will cast vote and the one who gets the lowest votes will be eliminated.
Currently, “So You Think You Can Dance” is showing every Friday on 8TV, starting October 6, 2006. Even if you can’t dance, you will definitely like this show as the talents in the States are abudant. You’ll love it!
