“I brought my mother the first time and we were overwhelmed by the quality and particularly the message and the skill and the beauty of the performance, and the orchestra both, the combination of the dance and the music. It’s just beautiful—it’s mesmerising.”

“I think it is something that stays with people, not only the message and the beauty but the skill of the performers and the commitment. I think the commitment, you don’t see it in practice like that in many performances ever.”