“It was simply wonderful. It ranged from astonishing and impressive to heartwarming. Sometimes I lost my voice. I even shed tears because it was just so moving at times. Fantastic. I would watch it again and again, and I’ll definitely get tickets for next year,” said Doris Hönemann, an engineer. “The singing was beautiful, the music was beautiful too. And the way the people moved on stage, the elegance, the aesthetics that’s there, it’s simply fantastic. I also really liked how the people could jump back and forth between the digital screen and reality. The way it’s portrayed is a really great thing.”
Dietmar Spork, an architect, said, “The combination of Chinese music, the dances, and the splendor of colors with very beautiful little stories, I liked that. It was an immersion into small, rounded stories.”
“You can see that there’s a lot of hard work behind it. It’s gorgeous, and the people are just so immersed, and they’re so passionate,” said Tabitha Sijnja, a digital media designer.
“I think it’s very nice that ancient culture is being portrayed. How old China is, how much culture lies behind it, 5,000 years. Two thousand since Jesus, in our modern times. That’s 3,000 years before that. That’s an incredible amount of history,” Mr. Spork said. “I think it’s very good that these roots are recognized, and that this tradition is recognized.”
“We forget our ancient cultures far too quickly, and far too much. In this hectic daily life we live in, rushing from one appointment to the next, it’s simply terrible. We need to recognize our ancient cultures again. In this respect, Chinese culture is perhaps a great step ahead of our European cultures,” Ms. Hönemann said.
“I think that people can and should preserve something like this and that they are given the opportunity to show something like this at the place where it comes from. I would be really touched if this could happen again,” said Gregor Große-Kock, a farmer.
Angelika Große-Kock, a farmer, said, “What also impressed me greatly was the subject matter of the stories. And that’s also very moving. It touched me deeply, it touched my heart. And I hope that many people will be touched by it. And that they will also take something home with them after this performance, something to reflect on.”
