“It’s truly very good,” Mr. Narvaja said.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a colorful and fascinating performance, with all kinds of ancient classical dances from Chinese culture that make this a show everyone should come see,” he said.
Dante Camaño, president of the Colón Theater Foundation, said Shen Yun has “a very well-put-together orchestra—all professional musicians.”
“It’s really beautiful, and it has that flavor of authenticity,” Mr. Camaño said.
Virginia Putignano, a tap dance teacher, described the experience as “truly majestic.”
“The staging, the storytelling, what the dancers convey. I’ve studied classical dance and I’m a tap dance teacher, so I’m able to appreciate it in a more specific way, and honestly—congratulations! Now I understand the worldwide success of this show,” Ms. Putignano said.
From heroic legends, ethnic dances, to modern day stories of current persecution happening in China, the Argentine theatergoers felt moved.
“It has tremendous richness and diversity,” said Yamil Santoro, a legislator in the city of Buenos Aires.
“At the same time, I find it outrageous and crazy that the communist regime tries to silence and hide all this, when it's clearly so valuable,” Mr. Santoro said.
“I wish we also had 5,000 years of history,” Mr. Narvaja said. “Maybe we’d see things differently. And I think in that sense there’s a profound spiritual perspective on the earthly world.”
“The serenity they manage to reflect in their gaze, in their movements—they all seem so natural,” Mr. Quintela said.
Mr. Camaño said “it’s like when you listen to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. You don’t need to know the story, the language, or the culture. You feel it.”
“I think these people convey that, and also convey the pain, the oppression,” he added.
“In one of the scenes where you see the persecution, someone who hasn’t done anything wrong, just for dancing or believing, it echoes so many cultures, and it’s great that this company takes it around the world because it’s going to teach us, make us reflect, make us think,” Mr. Camaño also said.
Ancient Chinese culture was known to be divinely inspired, and its portrayal on stage left audience members with a profound feeling.
“It’s a cleansing of the soul,“ said Nancy Sastre, owner of Los Chalets Casita de Té.
Ms. Sastre called the performance “a renewal of the spirit” and “very inspiring.”
“That’s exactly what you feel throughout the entire theater,” said Graciela Srebernic, a former classical dancer.
“Honestly, that’s what’s so impressive—the way it conveys peace, the calmness it brings. The dances are so physically beautiful. It’s a whole package that helps elevate the spirit,” Ms. Srebernic said.
Alberto Cantarín, an entrepreneur, appreciated the display of divine culture.
“In the end, we all have the same God in one way or another, despite the vast ocean that separates us,” Mr. Cantarín said, calling it spectacular.
“There was one performance I remember, where angels descended with a divine light. That really struck me. It touched something inside—it really did, that divine light.”
Mr. Santoro found the idea of “nurturing the inner self to achieve outer strength or beauty interesting.”
“It’s a lovely message, one that encourages us to work on ourselves ontologically,” he said.
