Mr. Owen, a carpenter and builder, said, “It’s amazing. I really enjoyed it.” He said he enjoyed the differences between the male and female dancers. “How they expressed the masculine and the feminine through dance and song. I enjoyed that part of it, for sure.”
“To think about all their own stories that may have been forgotten that they’re bringing back to life now. I think about what I didn’t know, and what I will know and take away from this now,” she said.
Mr. Owen was moved by the story of the man who regained his sight through faith depicted in “The Steadfast Heart.”
“When he gained his vision back, for me, I think that story was quite good, and watching what happened. How they took it away, but he was given [his sight] back just because he believed. He had stood fast in his beliefs.”
Mrs. Owen echoed these sentiments about how important it is to have faith in higher beings. “100 percent. It doesn’t matter what you believe in or what your culture is. To have faith is what makes us all connected.”
Mrs. Owen said, “I was sitting there thinking, like if you’re sitting at home watching a movie, you’re not paying attention to the orchestra. But they’re literally right there creating the music. I was thinking about that, as well. Everywhere you look, there’s something to see. You really feel like you’re involved in the show itself, too.”
She enthusiastically recommended Shen Yun. “Just come and have an open heart and an open mind. Just appreciate everyone’s cultures and the effort that goes into it,” she said.
Mrs. Owen respected how Shen Yun offered “a better appreciation of another culture that I didn’t know as much about.”
