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‘With Grace, Comes Hope,’ Says Psychotherapist on Shen Yun

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‘With Grace, Comes Hope,’ Says Psychotherapist on Shen Yun
Sabi Chahal (2nd L) with her daughter, son-in-law and son-in-law's father, at the Shen Yun Performing Arts performance at Eventim Apollo, on March 8, 2022. Lily Zhou/The Epoch Times
LONDON, U.K.—Different cultures around the world have their own spiritual beliefs. Shen Yun Performing Arts have been using movement and music to convey the spirit of China to audiences around the world.

“I think on a spiritual level because I have a holistic approach to my own understanding of life, I was quite moved by the aspect of bringing in the spiritual because we have [different] understandings of it in different cultures,” said Sabi Chahal, a psychotherapist.

“To understand it from the Chinese perspective of what it means to them, and how it’s actually woven through movement. Something that I really learned from today was how profound movement can be,” she continued.

Shen Yun is based in New York, and their dancers are trained in classical Chinese dance which places great importance on bearing and form. According to Shen Yun’s website, the form in classical Chinese dance refers to dance combinations and barre practice, while bearing is the expression of inner feelings.
And then I think also with grace, comes hope and in each of the stories there was hope.
Sabi Chahal

“It was their discipline. You could see in each movement, how [their] hands and arms and legs are elevated and with such elegance and grace. I think the word is grace. And then I think also with grace, comes hope and in each of the stories there was hope,” said Chahal.

Shen Yun’s use of the digital backdrop also impressed Chahal. The animated backdrop is patented by Shen Yun and the company uses it to transport audiences thousands of years back in history to be immersed in the grand palaces of Emperors or the mystical paradises of gods and goddesses.

“I thought that was actually very effective. It brought an element of connecting the audience more with the scene of what was actually happening. It animated it much more, brought a little bit more depth,” Chahal said.

She also applauded the company for putting on a spectacular production. Shen Yun’s mission is to revive China’s 5,00o years of culture that was all but lost when the Chinese Communist Party took power.

“I absolutely loved it. I was very moved and very touched by the cultural aspects, but most importantly, there’s a sense of loss. Holding onto such beautiful aspects of one’s culture, how important that is. And I was actually very, very moved by the stories. And the music was just phenomenal. Very talented.”

Chahal attended the performance with her family and shared how she was able to interact with her daughter throughout the performance.

“I kept nudging my daughter, going ‘Oh look at those colors’,” she said. “’Look how beautiful that outfit is!‘, ’Oh look at that combination!' It just flowed. And the orchestra, that is just absolutely profound.”

Reporting by Lily Zhou and Maria Han.
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts. We have covered audience reactions since Shen Yun’s inception in 2006.
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