“We’re Christians ourselves, so we definitely appreciated the themes of salvation and appreciate the Creator. So we were very blessed by that. In our own way,” said Ms. Silvermore, a fundraising and communications manager for a Christian charity.
Ms. Silvermore expressed that she felt “a resonance” with the “godly themes,” and she saw the “appreciation for heaven and God.”
Through classical Chinese dance and music, Shen Yun’s artists are able to tell vivid stories that originated in China before communism.
“We highly recommend it. It is a beautiful celebration of 5,000 years of Chinese history in classical dance. Thank you to all the dancers. We thoroughly enjoyed it,” said Ms. Bethnel.
Ms. Silvermore was struck by “the commitment and the dedication of the dancers. It must take years for them to train. Such hard work. So, definitely, we felt that.”
‘Nothing Like What I’ve Seen Before’
“Absolutely fabulous. It’s nothing like what I’ve seen before, really. And you get such an insight into the culture because it’s been a bit of a closed culture. It’s very vibrant and wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. Very expressive,” said Ms. Bethnel.Ms. Silvermore shared that she felt a “happiness to bring mum, to see what she wanted to see, what we enjoyed as well. And just joy for life, really.”
