During intermission, he said enthusiastically that “the overall experience has been wonderful!”
“The choreography was exceptional, and the dances were very tight and explosive. The imagery was phenomenal—how it was integrated into the graphics and the backdrop—it’s very, very well done!” Mr. Hodges expressed.
“[The dance] was terrific, but it also [showed] the reality of today—a secular world. It was very dramatic, traumatic, and impactful,” he said.
“It’s a wake-up call for people in the United States. When you let the leftists come in—the central government will completely undermine the values of the founders of America. These [values] can easily slip away—this happened in China.”
“China is extremely diverse. With the different dialects and different regions and all the people—there are lots of different ways of looking at life. These virtues and values are shared universally across Chinese culture and the people,” he expressed.“Then the communists came in and took over—I don’t know how [the people] gave [these values] up. Maybe it happened because it was an inside job. It’s like what’s going on in the U.S.—a little lemon will ruin the whole loaf.”
Also in the audience were company director Christian Wip and his girlfriend, Maryna Pillock.
Mr. Wip’s biggest takeaway from the show was that “we need to maintain Chinese culture—it went back thousands of years—we shouldn’t forget about that in this modern age.”
“The [vocalists] especially, were trying to send that message. It came across.”
He will definitely be recommending the show to everybody.
“It was good to see the history from thousands of years ago and the dances from across different parts of China,” he added. “The incredible hard work that the performers put in on stage was really good. It was inspiring to see.”
