Also smitten by the performance was Pamela Wilson who teaches English to adults as a second language.
“When the curtain first went up, it took my breath away. It was the colour and the beauty,” she explained. “As the show went on I could feel little tears coming out of my eyes. I’ve never seen anything quite so, it’s beautiful and there’s a purity and a wholesomeness that I didn’t expect.
“I really can’t put it into words any more than that, but it has deeply touched me, deeply, and my first experience really of that kind of culture. Although I do have a sister-in-law who was born in China, so I am interested from that aspect.”
Ms. Wilson spoke directly from the heart in trying to describe the array of radiance, energising action, and spiritual essence emanating from the stage.
Each dance, each song, each musical note, nuance, and gesture by the artists—dancers, vocalists, solo musicians and a full orchestral ensemble—embraced the audience members.
“I felt deeply touched by all of it ... it was very spiritual,” she said.
‘Exhilarating’
A flight instructor by the name of Keagan said he had never experienced an extravaganza quite like Shen Yun and was taken by the experience.
“It’s a great way to explore the culture. They’re very talented in what they do. And me, coming from a background of being primarily Australian, this is something totally different for me, and I quite enjoyed it,” he said.
“Exhilarating. It’s definitely something that someone who isn’t so much used to something like this, can come and see and feel a part of the show. So, it’s very engaging to the audience.”
Reporting by NTD Television and Raiatea Tahana-Reese.
Shen Yun Performing Arts, based in New York, tours the world on a mission to revive traditional Chinese culture. Shen Yun Performing Arts New York Company will be in Sydney, Australia, through May 6.
For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org.
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