‘Lost for Words’: British Business People Dazzled by Shen Yun
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Lorraine and Gavin Hope at the Shen Yun Performing Arts performance at the Eventim Apollo, in London, on March 3, 2022. Mary Mann/The Epoch Times
LONDON, U.K.—Shen Yun’s performances in London have attracted many members of the British business community, who have been impressed not just by its dance and music but also by its deeper messages.
Gavin Hope, a director of a privately-owned construction company, called the performance “absolutely brilliant” and said he was “lost for words for it.”
New York-based Shen Yun is reviving traditional Chinese culture using classical Chinese dance and music. Its many short dances depict ancient legends as well as modern-day stories from inside China.
Mr. Hope said he “loved the story behind it all,” especially the story about the ongoing persecution of Falun Dafa, an ancient spiritual practice based on the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance.
One of the dances in Shen Yun, titled “Insanity During the End of Days,” recounts the events surrounding forced organ harvesting in China, which has been documented since 2006.
Mr. Hope’s wife Lorraine said the dance made her “emotional” because “we understand what goes on in China with the selling of the organs.”
She said: “The dancers are so passionate about the stories and telling the story through dance, and they give that back to the audience.”
Shen Yun Displays a Spiritual Culture
Richard Sones and Suzanne Williams at the Shen Yun Performing Arts performance at the Eventim Apollo, in London, on March 3, 2022. Mary Mann/The Epoch Times
Richard Sones, a bank manager with more than 20 years of experience in fraud investigation and financial risks, also said he was particularly touched by the Shen Yun dance about organ harvesting.
China’s rich history has been under attack by the communist regime, which has systematically destroyed, distorted, and supplanted the traditional culture with its own—a reality that many in the West are not aware of.
His partner Suzanne Williams said it “brings it home.”
She described herself as a “spiritualist” and said, “anything to do with the higher realms and divine is always good.”
Mr. Sones said it is disappointing that while people in the West can see the traditional Chinese culture presented by Shen Yun, it is nevertheless disappearing inside China itself because it is not tolerated by the regime.
Shen Yun Is ‘Mesmerising’
Darren Wren and Justine Webb at the Shen Yun Performing Arts performance at the Eventim Apollo, in London, on March 3, 2022. Mary Mann/The Epoch Times
Darren Wren, owner and director of an electrical engineering company, said the Shen Yun performance was “very good” and the performers “must have had a lot of training for a lot of time.”
His partner Justine Webb said they came with their parents, who were also watching the performance
She called the whole performance “absolutely incredible” and “mesmerising.”
“It’s just you are fascinated by every movement on stage,” she said. “It’s the first time that we’ve ever seen Chinese dancing, but we’re fixated on just what they’re doing.”
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