“We really like Asia in general, we are attracted to this culture, and we wanted to see it in real life, at home. And so we were absolutely surprised, because it is true that it is a bit out of sync with what we imagined, but in a good sense, I can reassure you. And it is absolutely divine. It makes everything stand out: the finesse of this great Chinese tradition of thousands of years, and it is presented in an absolutely extraordinary way. It is a work of art.”
 

“Compared to the image of China that we have today, frankly, we would like it to look a little bit more like [what’s in the performance.]”