“I think there’s a message of ... strength and beauty, doing good, working with other people even as things go badly, that’s one of the messages. I think one of the big messages is there is hope, and something, a power higher than us is probably one of the big ones that comes up,” said Shaun Craig, vice president of R&D.
“I think it gives people hope that there’s something out there more than just what’s happening now. Life will continue to go on, in spite of the hardships now,” said Sheila Craig, a nurse.
“It’s a shame you can’t see this in China, which is part of their history,” said Mr. Craig.
Kathy Holeman, an artist, was also in the audience for this matinee.
“I really like the beginning when [we were] asked who would go to earth. I think that was very impactful for me because it emphasizes our connection to spirit and also nature when they come down. So yes that part was probably the most impactful,” Ms. Holeman said.
“I love the projection from behind—how people move back and forth, it makes the performance seem that much bigger,” she commented.
“I think it does give us hope that we can improve where we are now. I think that our culture needs to reclaim some of the spiritual principles that we have had in the past and our connection to nature specifically. I’m a big lover of nature, I show that in my art and that is a big part of it and so it does give me hope for that. We need to see more things like this.”As an artist, she shared that Shen Yun has inspired her art “in the bright colors because in nature there’s a lot of bright colors. That is something I need to add more in my art. I do a lot of animals and wildlife art.”
