CALGARY, Alberta—Kristi Finlay, a board member at a nonprofit, came to see Shen Yun Performing Arts with her daughter on April 15, at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.
“Just the whole overall. There’s so much rich culture that I was not aware of. It’s such a celebration,” said Ms. Finlay.
Culture is something that Ms. Finlay enjoys seeing and experiencing every time she travels.Seeing Shen Yun reminded her that people around the world have more similarities than they have differences.
“There’s such a rich tapestry, but at the heart of it, you know, we’re celebrating the same things, and so that’s what I feel like tonight that I just feel uplifted in my spirit,” Ms. Finlay said.
“It has been phenomenal. We were just talking, we loved the water sleeves dance, and when the sleeves came out, we just both kind of gasped at how beautiful it was,” Ms. Finlay said.
“The athleticism of the performers is phenomenal. I have never seen such skilled dancers,” Ms. Finlay praised.
“I love how they’re using their facial expressions to tell the story. The storytelling is really good. There’s lots of little funny moments,” Ms. Finlay said.
“The lyrics with the baritone when he was singing—that caught me off guard, [the way] they’re talking about the creator and the divine,” Ms. Finlay said.
Reporting by Lily Yu 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.
