Paris Audience Moved by Shen Yun’s Showcase of Humanity, Compassion, and a 'Powerful' Divine Energy

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Shen Yun Performing Arts graced the stage at the Paris Congress Centre Theatre on May 10, taking audience members on a journey through 5,000 years of traditional Chinese culture. Many highlighted the joy and emotion they felt from the beauty of the performance.

Jean-Paul F., a business school professor, said: “I’ve just witnessed an extraordinary, extraordinary show, with extraordinary talent from the young female and male artists. I really appreciate the energy the show gives to people, which enables everyone to commune with the performers. Very, very good show.”

Sabrina Antoniazzi, a general director, said: “Superb! The dancers’ technical preparation is magnificent. And the link between the clothes and the play of colors are quite surprising. We were immersed in the beauty and perfection of every movement. Very, very beautiful.”

Pascal Bernard, a posturologist, said, “extraordinary, powerful, beautiful, with a transcendence in dance. It’s extraordinary. Bravo to Shen Yun.”

Gilberto Riccobono, a managing director, said: "Magnificent! For me, as someone who loves China and has lived there, the show is really something magical."

“I felt joy, and emotion, too. I also thought about today’s China. We don’t know the situation in China today, and if we don’t see Shen Yun, it’s hard to know the truth. It’s really very touching,” Ms. Antoniazzi said.

“A lot of poetry, a lot of beauty, a lot of colors and harmony. It’s really very beautiful,” Mr. Riccobono said.

“The show exudes something transcendent. It emits positive energy waves, as we say,” Mr. Jean-Paul F. said.

“Yes, yes, you can feel the divine, you can feel something, an energy that’s more powerful than man,” Ms. Antoniazzi said.

“There is a lot of humanity in the description of the scenes and the show. And it really makes you want to see it again, to understand, to learn. It’s extraordinary. Bravo Shen Yun,” Mr. Bernard said.

Ancient Chinese people believed their culture and values to be gifts from the divine. Shen Yun showcases that through classical Chinese dance and music. Audience members described the powerful emotions they felt after watching the performance.

“I think that’s something you really feel, a lot of compassion, a lot of benevolence. And indeed, we feel a wonderful atmosphere, a chemistry with the audience," Mr. Jean-Paul F. said.

“The connection to the divine is present in all dances. It’s something transcendent,” Mr. Riccobono said.

“To transmit something divine through dance, that’s extraordinary,” Mr. Bernard said.

“I hope the show brings a lot of peace, positive links, and allows us to return to our roots, our culture, and our history. It’s true that, as the show reminds us, today in our modern world, with all these new technologies assailing us, falling on us, we have far too much of a tendency to forget our roots, our link between one another, our link with the divine. We tend to forget this transcendence, the power that effectively connects Heaven with Earth,” Mr. Riccobono said.

“I hope that there will be more shows like this, that everything that really makes China will come back and that everyone will discover it,” Ms. Antoniazzi said.

NTD News, Paris, France

NTD is a media sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts, covering audience reactions since 2006.