AMNÉVILLE, France—Shen Yun Performing Arts delighted the audience at the Galaxie Amnéville. Jacques Borroyer and his wife traveled over 90 miles to see Shen Yun. Now retired, Mr. Borroyer said he had been a shipbuilder: “I come from Brest, where I built aircraft carriers.”
“Magnificent,” he said, calling the performance colorful. It “is spectacular, especially the opening piece.”
“The ensemble movements are impressive. The music is beautiful; it’s distinctive,” he added.
Mr. Borroyer said he was impressed that the performers were supported by a live orchestra.
“We aren’t used to it. Yes, we thought it was just video, but no, no, no, the orchestra is right there,” he said. “Well, it’s magnificent, we are having a very good time.”
He said he did not know very much about Chinese culture and came for the dance that Shen Yun promotes.
“We are fans of dance. Anything that is graceful, anything with rhythm, that’s us. We dance three times a week,” he said.
Mrs. Borroyer agreed. “It’s very good, but it’s surprising compared to our [dance]. The movements, they are supple, both the men and the women.”
“It’s a bit more elaborate, more fluid,” Mr. Borroyer said. “It’s magnificent, it’s a real feast for the eyes.”
Shen Yun’s performance features an animated screen that interacts with the performers.
“It’s breathtaking,” Mrs. Borroyer said. “That really surprised us. Oh boy, the characters coming out of the video or going into the video. For a moment, we thought the donkey [a character from the screen] was going to do the same.
“It’s magical,” she added.
Still going on today, the Chinese Communist Party is persecuting people of faith in China. Mrs. Borroyer said she was not aware of this until the Shen Yun performance. She said that it should be exposed, and dance is a good way to express this kind of message.
“In some corners of the world, there is undoubtedly some bad or some ugliness, of course,” Mr. Borroyer said.
He encouraged everyone to see Shen Yun.
“You shouldn’t miss this,” he said, adding that it was “An unforgettable day.”
“You really feel like you’re there. We are [immersed] in the characters,” Mrs. Borroyer said.
