“Clearly, they are very much into their performances. They feel it on many levels, and that comes through to the audience and I think the audience around me, I could feel it from the people around me, they were quite inspired by it, really getting into the swing of things,” said retired bank executive Graeme McNaughton.
“There was like a natural flow to it, and it brings out just a natural tranquillity,” said principal engineer Ronald Ghiradella. “When you see the movement, and you see how beautifully and naturally it comes out.”
The artists perform stories from ancient legends and historical characters, as well as tales of courage inspired by modern day events under communist oppression. This is part of the reason why Shen Yun cannot perform in China today.
“Hopefully, soon that China becomes the real free China, that’s what everyone hopes for,” said project engineer Frank Beigley.
“I get quite emotional. ... It was very good,” he said.
He added, “I reckon Chinese people are not communist. Most of them are not communist, and they just go along with the government because they have to.”
“It takes you to a different dimension,” said Mr. McNaughton. “You look outside and it’s raining and it’s gray and the colors here just hit you in the face like an explosion.”
He added, “The message, probably one of hope actually, that the world is not necessarily a dark place. There is inspiration out there. People are inherently good, and people just want to live a decent life, help each other and be happy.”
Mr. Ghiradella said, “It kind of made me think that I need to slow down a little bit and I need to take more things in the moment and focus a little bit more on my spirituality.”
