“It was so beautiful and it almost made me cry. And we also loved the animated backdrop. That's genius, that's just genius,” said Kathy Livingston, a former university professor. “Traditional China is so sweet and beautiful and pure, really divine. I'm getting that connection that this is connecting us to something much bigger.”
“The dances are beautiful, the set is beautiful, the backdrop that's changeable and digital is awesome. And culturally, seeing these young performers dance in ways that are almost inhuman is amazing to see. It's like magic. It's the best word for it, magic,” said John Pizzi, a comedian.
Kate Fakler, a company general manager, said “the colors were so rich. So when I see the posters, that's one of the things that I'm really enraptured by, or the colors. But to see all of that in life. And the precision.
“Watching, we could see the wood block musician, and we could see her striking, and see a hand movement, a foot movement, a head movement, the precision was absolutely incredible. It was mind blowing.”
“This is true theater. It's more than just dance, it's theater and it's magical,” Mr. Pizzi said.
“People in the Falun Gong are still persecuted by communists. And I think it is a very good way to talk about the story, to let people know that it is what’s happening still in current times, that you have some countries with no freedom of religion,” Calvin Choy said. “So that's why I love this show, to protect and preserve the real Chinese values.”
“I'm getting to know more about the culture, Chinese culture. The struggles everybody went through and seeing how a communist country is not good for [anybody],” Antonio Montana, a business owner, said.
“It's amazing to put yourself out there and for everybody to see it. I think everybody should see it and learn about it and know about it,” Jessica Fagnani, a nonprofit manager, said.
