PARIS—On Saturday, April 29, a joyful crowd at the Palais des Congrès was eager to discover the best of classical Chinese dance and music.
“You can feel, I would say, the tradition, and at the same time a kind of spirituality and that’s great because, when the divine touches the human, you arrive at Shen Yun! I’m a practicing Catholic, so I completely understand this dimension, both spiritual, which is compassion, benevolence ... in any case, it was very evocative! ”
Also in the audience was Damien Striebig, second section general and commander of the Republican Guard, who runs a wine estate in the Saint-Tropez region. He was accompanied by his partner Karine Badin.
“It’s beautiful, it’s breathtaking, and at the same time, it’s very fresh,” said Ms. Badin.
“The story that is told, these little stories that follow one another, carry us away!” he said.
Shen Yun “brings a stone to the edifice of reflection, everyone should agree to return to more human feelings, to kindness.”
“I think the divine is everywhere in this show because it’s so beautiful, it’s so elegant, it’s so significant.”
Shen Yun, ‘It’s Really Magical’
Laurent Barbot is a former quality engineer in Le Havre region. He came with his family, his wife, his son, and his daughter-in-law to experience Shen Yun in Paris.“I am dazzled! Dazzled because it has been a long time since I had seen a show as breathtaking and as interesting as this one.”
“There is something very spiritual that you feel in the scripts and the lyrics and in the way of dancing of the artists and in the music too, of course! It’s really very beautiful, very wonderful, and very spiritual!”
Shen Yun ‘Dancers Are Fabulous’
Gérald Frémy is a pedagogical coordinator and training officer in the Paris region.
“The dancers are fabulous,” he said enthusiastically. “Really, they are true professionals. You can feel the training, but at the same time, it seems very easy. It’s really magical!”
He too was touched by this connection to the divine presented in Shen Yun’s dance vignettes and bel canto solos. “You feel that the gods created the world, came to Earth, and created the human race. You feel that connection and it feels really good!”
Pascal Virel traveled from Luxembourg to attend the show with his daughter in Paris.
Shen Yun ‘Speaks to Me’
Mr. Virel was inspired by the tenor’s performance and the lyrics displayed on the digital background which mentioned “a God who creates light.”“We need to be spiritual and not into atheism, that’s what it says ... It speaks to me since I’m a believer myself.”
According to Mr. Virel, Shen Yun allows us “to return to universal values, to a little more spirituality, mutual aid, listening, benevolence between us. And the performing arts are also very beautiful!”
