“What a wonderful, joyful, colorful, but incredibly artistic afternoon,” she said.
The Lord Mayor said that every movement was in sync on stage.
“That sense that they were all acting as one came through very clearly, I think. And also the joy, I think they all really enjoyed doing it. You could see they’re smiling and enjoying it. So clearly, I would imagine that they are all good friends and that they really think of themselves as a unit,” she said.
The dances are accompanied by a live orchestra that blends musical traditions from the East and West, combining ancient Chinese instruments with a full Western orchestra.
“Lovely to hear the really different kind of instruments, the Chinese musical instruments that we’re not used to hearing, but with a lovely backdrop of the more traditional Western orchestra. And picking out the melodies with the traditional Chinese instruments was very special,” she said.
The Lord Mayor said she also enjoyed the universal messages in the performance.
“It’s not just an entertaining afternoon. It actually sends you away thinking: ‘I think there are more good people in the world than bad.’ And that’s a good thing,” she said.
