“The performance was great. I will bring my children to the show so that they can see with their own eyes, or experience a little bit of what is happening currently in communist China,” said Jindrich Ullrich, a manager of a Czech stock company.
Mr. Ullrich found Shen Yun’s presentation of China before communism to be reassuring. He expressed that he appreciates the performance for presenting “not just what we get through official channels.”
“They don’t give up and they’re still fighting against it. Because, as I say, communism is a cancer and you have to keep fighting it. I believe that the good, as we see in the show, will always win in the end,” said Mr. Ullrich.
“We see the reality that is happening there. We were shaken up by that. We got goosebumps watching it. Really, we had tears in our eyes,” said Mr. Ullrich.
“The connection between the animation and the real dance is amazing. It was breathtaking and beautiful,” said Mr. Ullrich.
Lilia Gerber came to see Shen Yun with her granddaughter on the evening of March 1.
“I’m really happy to be here. And I think this kind of art is perfect because there is a lot of history in it,” said Ms. Gerber, a psychotherapist.
“It’s not just art. It’s really history and art. And it’s really very profound. It touched my heart,” said Ms. Gerber.
“Very dynamic. It’s about the energy of the culture. It’s not just dancing, it’s about the energy of the people. It’s more than just dance. It’s really something special,” said Ms. Gerber.
One dance that spoke to Ms. Gerber on a personal level was “Dancing for Heaven,” a Mongolian ethnic dance.
“It really touched me because it was also something about my history,” revealed Ms Gerber.
Shen Yun’s program book says the Mongolian dance “pays tribute to the free spirit of the riders and their deep respect for the gods.”
“I am very close to Mongolia. Mongolia and China are neighbors. I also felt something inside me about the dance. I belong to the Tatar nationality. We stay all over the world and there is also a big area in China where Tatars live,” shared Ms. Gerber.
