VENICE, Fla.—Performing live means that there are no do-overs, and no pauses, and certainly no room for error. Preparation is key.
“There were forty dancers, fifty musicians and one hundred people on the scene. That’s impressive and it was perfect. Tonight I saw a really professional, world-class performance. They are spectacular,” said Valentino Sevilla, a dancer.
“Body language expresses everything. In more than 70 percent of our interactions between people, body language expresses most of what we are trying to say to each other. I think that dance and performing arts breaks [down] all barriers of language,” said Mr. Sevilla.He added that he appreciates “all the love that people put into this presentation. I’m thankful and grateful to have the opportunity to be here tonight. I really loved it.”
“I understood many movements that we have in modern dance come from Chinese traditional dance. Many movements and many ways to express ourselves, like in the theater and modern dance come from this ancient culture that has more than 5,000 years,” said Mr. Sevilla.
Mr. Sevilla shared that after some debate, he decided to see the traditional Chinese culture that Shen Yun has to offer.
“I’m an artist. I do theater, so I’m kind of involved on the scene, so I was wondering [whether] to come today to watch and enjoy what’s happening here. It was a big experience for me. I really love what I see, what I hear, what I feel right now. So yes, I love this,” he said.
“So many thousands of years of rich culture that cannot disappear. [We should] do whatever we can to protect to keep it alive,” said Mr. Sevilla.
