HIGH WYCOMBE, UK—Jayand Patel, his wife, and Jayesh Patel saw Shen Yun Performing Arts at Wycombe Swan Theatre on Feb. 26.

“We are Indians, and we come from a very long civilization. So I’m very glad that this organization is bringing that out. And hopefully you take it to China,” said Jayand, who is a retired marketing director.

“The message was quite clear about going back to our roots. And the problem is that Western society has influenced us in a way that we are rejecting our past and our inheritance, which is a sad thing,” said Jayesh, a pharmacist.

“We have such a rich inheritance—our civilizations are much older and much richer than Western civilization. It’s important that we tell the youngsters that should be proud of [their] civilization and not reject it. So I’m pleased that you’re sending the right message.”

“We noticed that this particular group is very much trying to sort of bring about the divine part of [Chinese] civilization. And it’s quite in contrast with the current … communist government,” Jayand said.

One particular dance story that struck a chord with Jayand was the representation of Buddha in Shen Yun.

“Very grateful to the monk Zang who [brought] Buddhism from India to China. So it’s a good connection between the two civilizations. It’s wonderful.”

“What impresses most is the back of the stage where people were coming out and combining with the video—that was very good,” Jayand said.

Mrs. Patel, Jayand’s wife, also enjoyed Shen Yun.

“It was a unique experience for me. It was lovely.”