“Shen Yun is like the music and dancing from heaven,” said Wang Chen-wei, partner of an American capital ventures company.
“The erhu player's music was so beautiful! I wanted to close my eyes at the end of the performance and just follow her melody. It was so beautiful, so graceful. I haven’t heard anything as beautiful in a long time,” Chen Yi-chun, supervisor of an enterprise association.
“Throughout the show, from the dancers, the stage design, costumes, textures, to the orchestra, and even to all of the audience, I felt everything was resonating in a magical way,” said corporate consultant Chang Jui-jung.
“Shen Yun has sophisticated aesthetics, but it is pure in spirit,” said associate professor Liu Yu-hsi. “It’s trying to convey the pure part of Chinese culture. While watching the show, I can appreciate the richness of Chinese culture, which has accompanied our growth, in a peaceful manner. I think this is very valuable, as I felt like the interference of the Communist Party has been temporarily removed.”
“It shows the goodness, the beauty [of Chinese culture], and that’s in contrast to the current situation in mainland China,” said Wang Chen-wei.
“During the performance, there is a connection between the divine and the human, and we are actually part of that process. We have already felt it,” said Chen Yi-chun.
“The performance brought the beauty of China to a wider audience around the world. Whether it is about Chinese culture and art, or about the humanities, this is something divine,” said Wang Chen-wei.
“Shen Yun is also trying to call forth the reverence for God and the praise of spiritual power. The Communist Party does not want the people to have spiritual pursuits because it wants them to submit to its authoritative rule,” said Liu Yu-hsi.
“I think it’s a breath of fresh air in this chaotic world, to give everyone a chance to access what Christianity calls the Gospel,” said Wang Chen-wei. “It inspires goodness, and when more people are inspired, the world will be a better place.”
“I know that the persecution of faith is still going on, so of course the Chinese Communist Party doesn’t want the public to know such a truth. If one day performances like this can be seen all over China, it will mean that we have succeeded in eliminating the interference of the Communist Party, and it will certainly be a better world,” said Liu Yu-hsi.
