“I think that it has a spiritual quality that we don’t associate with perhaps China today; we think of transistors and iPads and things being made in factories,” said Mr. Palmer. “You can be moved to tears by the beauty of this show and the feeling of it.”
The 5,000 year-old culture was nearly decimated by communist rule in China. Shen Yun was established to revive this culture and show it to audiences around the world.
“There is no show like this—of course there is nothing like it,” said Mr. Palmer. “I mean obviously I don’t know a lot about Chinese history, but it’s a long history and a long tradition, and this show is introducing the tradition to us here in England. And people in England don’t know anything about this kind of thing and it’s a wonderful introduction.”
Mr. Palmer’s wife Catherine found the performance to be “a most amazing experience.”
“I just felt that the energy,” she said. “It was so beautiful and I loved the enthusiasm and the passion of the dancers. The colours were just extraordinary, and extraordinary experience and I’m so grateful for having the opportunity to come and see [Shen Yun]. I will certainly tell people about it and come again.”
Mr. Palmer parted with advice to those who have yet to see the performance that is awing audiences from Washington D.C to London, and from Taiwan to Australia.
“I would say, if you’ve never been to China come and learn some of the truths about China, and if you have been to China come and see a China you don’t know about.”
Reporting by SOH radio network, NTD Television, and Zachary Stieber.
Shen Yun Performing Arts, based in New York, has three touring companies that perform simultaneously around the world, with a mission to revive traditional Chinese culture. Shen Yun Performing Arts International Company will perform at The London Coliseum, April 12-15.
For more information visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
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