Mr. Kaladish, a physician in private practice, said, “It was absolutely fantastic. An absolutely wonderful show. The color, the dancing, the music, and the stories. It was just an absolutely breathtaking performance.”
Mrs. Kaladish, a homemaker, said, “I didn’t know what to expect, but it was fantastic. It was really nice to see such professionals, and I’m glad we finally got here.
“We were planning to come for a number of years, so we finally said, ‘let’s do it,’ and we did. We read about it in The Epoch Times,” she said. “The Epoch Times is a very good newspaper. It has depth.”
A contemporary dance drama, “The Steadfast Heart,” tells of the evils of organ harvesting that the communist regime continues to the present.
Mr. Kaladish said, “I thought it was very interesting how [Shen Yun] took on the Chinese communist tyranny and even went into organ harvesting. I thought that was a very bold move, but it was presented in such a good way that people could understand it and receive it. I found that very moving.”
“It struck me how evil the Chinese Communist regime is. It’s a very, very evil regime,” he said.
Mr. Kaladish said, “I find it remarkable that the Chinese Communists are such cowards that they are so threatened by [Shen Yun] that they feel a need to fight it, stop it, and interfere with it. It’s ridiculous.”
Mrs. Kaladish agreed. She named other news media that have tried to suppress the evil acts of the Chinese Communist Party.
“It encourages your fortitude to keep fighting against it and educating people. The information needs to get out, because I think other news people crush the information,” she said.
The couple said there were so many pieces they enjoyed. Mrs. Kaladish especially liked the “Water Sleeves” and “Peacock Paradise.” She said she liked “the costumes and the way [the dancers] spun and expanded out.”
Mrs. Kaladish said, “I think it’s universal, and it takes courage to show [the spirituality], because nowadays you often have to hide your religion.”
“I would agree,” Mr. Kaladish said. ”There was a universal element to it, a reality of the divine. I’m a practicing Christian, and I had no problem with it. I had sympathy with it.
To her, the song meant “to do good. We are humanity, and we are losing that. It is helpful to remind people that we can do good and not just go along with the crowd, including the part where people are on their phones and not paying attention. We need to slap ourselves in, straighten up, and fly right.”
“It’s a very hopeful and positive message that the troupe conveys. I think that’s really what it’s about,” Mr. Kaladish said.
Mr. Kaladish said he would encourage others to come. “We’re going to tell all our friends, absolutely, and get our family to come,” he said. “We’ll definitely come next year.”
