“I think it has been really exciting to watch the performance,” said Tomas Breddam, the mayor of Roskilde. “It’s something different from what we usually experience in Denmark, so in that way it has been exciting to experience something new.”
“I think it’s fantastic. What is particularly fantastic is the colors and the way all the people move,” said Ivan Mikkelsen, a former chief commercial officer. “And then what you have done with the backdrop, where one can jump in and out, I think that’s a fantastic invention, which I also read that you have patented, that there is a patent on that way of jumping in and out of a stage. It’s beautiful. It’s fantastically beautiful to watch.”
“It was very dramatic, showing the independence movements in China and how they are suppressed,” Mr. Breddam said.
Julia Hunt, a Roskilde city councillor, said, “Certainly, I also thought the one set in modern times was very special, regarding what is happening in China and how one [should] have the opportunity to express oneself freely. That is also something one has to think about.”
Shen Yun performs with a live orchestra, which features a unique blend of classical Western and Eastern instruments. Audience members also appreciated the solo performances by the two-stringed erhu.
“I find myself completely absorbed in the music, so that is definitely my favorite. Especially this instrument where she can vary the tone on a kind of string instrument she plays vertically. It’s very fascinating,” Mr. Breddam said. “I think this is a really exciting show, and if you want to try something that you recognize, but in a completely new way, then you should definitely go and see a show like this.”
