“It was something I never expected, that I would see a show which is spectacular,” he said.

“All the history that you talked about—5,000 years old. That’s really great, actually. It’s nice to have this old culture coming back and keeping it alive,” he said.

“I think it’s a good thing. It’s a whole circle that goes around. People forget about the old traditions, and then it comes back.”

“It’s just that we have not deciphered it as yet. I am a believer that there is spirituality,” he said.

Dr. Shekhar said he appreciated the training demonstrated on stage: “Keeping things in time and rhyming and rhythming. Everything is so fantastic. I like the dances. Very, very elegant.”

“And dancers were all in time, in tune. And that was so good to see,” Dr. Shekhar said. “So many dancers together, and, you know, to be in time, it’s fantastic.”

“It’s great to see people doing these things and carrying on the Chinese tradition in New York, and actually spreading it all over the world,” Dr. Shekhar said.

Dr. Shekhar noted how the audience was respectful throughout the theater. “Generally, when I go to see [shows in] theatres, people are always taking photos, clicking and lots of sound.”

“But here, pin drop silence. You can concentrate on the things that actually—the really, really hard work—has gone into those artists’ [training],” he said.