“It was a beautiful combination of beautiful music and the dancing, very well choreographed,” said Mr. Amato, who works in drug discovery, after seeing the performance at the Memorial Auditorium at Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts.
“It was very beautiful, very graceful. I enjoyed it thoroughly,” said Mrs. Amato, a chemist. “It’s very inspiring, and I love the positive message. I think that’s something we need more of.”
Mr. Amato said he thought universal values were conveyed through the art.
“Being kind and loving and respectful. They’re just beautiful messages. I really appreciate that,” he said. “As spirituality leads to being loving and kind and respectful, it’s beautiful.”
He said some of the pieces were story-based dances, which “really show the true essence of being loving and kind no matter how the person is treating you, even in the end.”
“It was just really beautiful message, beautiful dancing, and everything was very well done,” Mr. Amato said.
Also in the audience was Lee Gentry, who said with a laugh that she had just texted her coworkers the Amatos after seeing Shen Yun, not knowing they were right in the audience with her.
Ms. Gentry, a research scientist, felt amazed and inspired by the performance.
“There are no words. That was incredible!” she said. “Just absolutely sensational. It was absolutely amazing.”
“I think was just such a wonderful message. Just be kind,” she said. “Please keep carrying the message.”
