LONDON, UK—Shen Yun Performing Arts performed a matinee at Eventim Apollo in London on Jan. 27 to a welcoming audience.
Karel and Lilia Janecek came to the performance, and Mrs. Janecek said it was emotional. “We loved it. I know it to be truth,” she said.
Mr. Janecek, whose family is Czech, said it was a great experience. He said he has supported Shen Yun since it began. He anticipates Shen Yun coming to the Czech Republic in March. “We will be there. I will see you there with my daughter and my small son. Especially looking forward to seeing this.”
“Nevertheless, I would like to say that today, we are in a crisis situation. And we are facing the risk of coming back to some kind of similar dictatorship and a loss of freedom, which was communist. What is happening is really dangerous for Western countries, and that is the loss of freedom,” he said.
“The song of creationist versus evolutionist theory is quite strong,” Mrs. Janecek said. “I personally believe in God,” she said, “so it makes sense. I think faith is important and is essential for a human being.”
Shen Yun ‘Feels Like a Complete Journey’
Mr. Noble, a deputy director of Workforce, NHS, liked the 3D animated backdrop. “Fantastic!” Mrs. Noble was also amazed. “I’ve never seen anything like that before,” she said.
The stories take the audience on an exploration of 5,000 years of Chinese history before communism, Mr. Noble said. “It feels like a complete journey. It’s fantastic.”
Mrs. Noble felt a deep spiritual connection with the message that the Creator has come to save humanity. “It’s very spiritual,” she said.
“Very, very moving,” Mr. Noble said.
The Nobles shared their thoughts with the performers. Mrs. Noble said: “Thank you for giving such a fabulous performance. We’ve just enjoyed it immensely.”
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Mrs. Unipan, a doctor, had deep feelings. “It’s actually quite emotional at the end,” she said.
It wasn’t what I expected,” Mr. Unipan said. “It was much better.”
“We actually came because my daughter, who is eight today, wanted this for her birthday,” said Mrs. Unipan. She said Shen Yun made her daughter’s birthday a day to remember. “You made it very special for us.”
He said tradition is needed to build future societies. “You have to accept that things that we’ve learned in the past have helped us to get here. I think there needs to be a balance between how we arrived here and how tradition can help build future societies.”
In the final section, Mr. Unipan liked the theme of how humanity was in danger in the last dance piece. “I like particularly the forgiveness at the end.”
