Mark and Maureen Gates were also at the second performance of New York-based Shen Yun at the London Coliseum. Last year it was the Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company that wowed the Coliseum. This year it is the International Company that has drawn full houses.
Maureen found the performance very enjoyable. “Beautiful, the choreography, beautiful costumes, very good!” she said.
She particularly enjoyed all the classical Chinese dance pieces and thought Shen Yun was unique. “It was just beautiful—the athleticism—it was lovely, really enjoyed it very much,” she said.
Mark, an insurance company director, said watching Shen Yun was very enjoyable and uplifting. He particularly enjoyed the action of the dance Martial Arts Training Ground that reveals that “the soldier’s true strength appears when they combine, moving with the might of a mountain”, according to the programme book.
Reporting by Chin Liang, Jingxing Li, and Damian Robin.
Shen Yun Performing Arts, based in New York, has three touring companies that perform simultaneously around the world, with a mission to revive traditional Chinese culture. Shen Yun Performing Arts International Company will perform at The London Coliseum until April 15.
For more information visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
