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Argentine attorney Dr. Elía and his wife were among the enthusiastic audience, who clapped loudly, cheered, encored, laughed and cried, and paid tribute with standing ovations.
“I liked the show a lot, especially how they responded to the authoritarian Chinese [communist] government,” Dr. Elía said. He was referring to the heart-wrenching vignette “Heaven Awaits Us Despite Persecution,” a dance depicting the cruel oppression in China today that is shattering lives.
A father is brutally tortured to death for his belief in an ancient spiritual teaching banned in today’s China. Celestial beings descend and take him to heaven, affirming the traditional Chinese belief that good will be rewarded, even if not in this lifetime.
Dr. Elía spoke highly of the dances, the vocalists, musicians, and the groundbreaking Western and Chinese music combined: “Very good, very good dancers, very good tenors, the musicians, the music,” he said.
He was particularly enthralled by the otherworldly tones of the “erhu,” an ancient two-stringed instrument: “The girl who plays this particular violin ... very beautiful. Everything, everything, so well-prepared, really superb—worthwhile seeing again.”
Mrs. Elía was extremely touched by the divinely inspired Chinese culture portrayed in classical dance and music intertwined throughout the show.
“I am very moved. ... I am a yoga teacher. I like the movements. I appreciate that connection between the body and the divine, the cycles of nature—wonderful!”
She particularly enjoyed the dance Welcoming Spring, an ensemble of female dancers ushering in the new season after suffering a long, harsh winter. The dancers use fans that quiver delightfully, depicting flowers gracefully blowing in a gentle breeze. The dance is perfectly matched with a digitally enhanced 3D backdrop of an orchard covered in plum blossoms, a trademark of Shen Yun.
Meticulous choreography and music is synchronized with whatever backdrop a performance calls for, from mountains and valleys, pastoral plains, and majestic palaces.
Fairies, celestial beings, Buddhas, and gods appear on the screen, descend to earth, and appear onstage in one smooth transition, and when a dance ends, as if by magic, they disappear and are seen flying off into the distance.
Mrs. Elía said she drew great pleasure from each performer in every dance, the singers and solo musicians, as well as the orchestral composition, a combination of Western and Chinese instruments.
“I saw a grace, a joy that I have never seen in dances, have never seen in Chinese [performances]. ... The movements are very free. I found it precious—makes me smile,” she said. Neither of them had ever experienced a show like Shen Yun before, they said.
Shen Yun will be performing in Buenos Aires until July 5. Santiago, Chile, will host three shows from July 10 to 12. The show will then return to Argentina, in Cordoba, on July 16, with three shows until July 18.
NTDTV contributed to this report.
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