LYON, France—Shen Yun Performing Arts opened in Lyon, France Saturday night to a sold-out hall at l’Amphithéâtre 3000.
Among the many spectators who came to enjoy the show in Lyon was Jacques-Olivier Jadfard, who teaches drama, yoga, and studies opera singing.
He felt “an energy in the movements, both softness as they explained, but also strength ... breathtaking acrobatics!”
“I liked the diversity, for example, the women’s dance, you could really feel a softness with the sleeves. It was very, very refined ... Then you could feel the energy of the warrior men. And so I really liked it,” said the young man, his voice filled with emotion.
“I thought there was good energy in the singing. It’s true that it’s different from what I do because I study the European or Italian classical technique ... but I liked it a lot. The singer had good high notes ... really, this message ... this connection between Heaven and Earth. I liked it very much and it speaks to me deeply.”
He explained that “today, we are very much connected to smartphones, to screens, but not much to the world around us. So I found there was beauty—harmony between civilization and nature, which I really like. There’s also a kind of purity which is missing today.”
“There is a fight against communism in China ... Personally, I find that, indeed, there has been an oppression of this culture which is unique in the world. There has never been such violence. So really, I was hooked, on the message, the content, the form!” he concluded.
