Dortmund Audience Member Says Shen Yun Is ‘Absolutely Top’

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Shen Yun Performing Arts showcased the spirit of ancient Chinese culture through classical Chinese dance, music, and storytelling in Dortmund, Germany, on April 11. Audience members had high praise for the performers.

Dirk Kammertöns, a museum managing director, said, “absolutely top. From my point of view, it can’t be topped. It was impressive. What I found particularly interesting was this incredible lightness, as if they were very simple jumps.”

“I thought the orchestra was very good. The effect it was supposed to have, for example, to support the emotions and the dance through the music, came across very well,” said Oksana Kilian, a musician and choir director. “I liked the soprano very much. She had no vibration in her voice, which is also very much appreciated.”

“I thought all these stories were well rounded. It was very nicely presented. Even if each topic can only last for a certain amount of time, they managed to get the themes across very well. And also this faith, the religious aspect, that was very impressive,” Mr. Kammertöns said.

Shen Yun draws inspiration from China’s 5,000 years of civilization and traditional values, which the ancients believed to be inspired by the Divine. The performance also presents scenes from modern-day China, displaying how things have changed under communist rule.

“I like everything, I must honestly say. Especially how the contrast is presented between the regime, what we know, what I knew when I lived in Russia, and what is actually the essential thing in people when a person lives in freedom,” Ms. Kilian said.

“Faith is something very important in order to simply come together from time to time. To realize in society that we can only live together in harmony if we believe in each other. Not only in the Divine, but also in the good in people,” Mr. Kammertöns said.

Shen Yun will be performing in Lyon, France, from April 22 through April 27.
NTD News, Dortmund, Germany

NTD is a media sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts, covering audience reactions since 2006.