MANCHESTER, UK—The matinee audience watching Shen Yun Performing Arts expressed amazement at the all-new production at the Palace Theatre. Josie Williamson, a nurse, came to the performance with her daughter Jen Roper, a doctor, and was touched by the stories depicted in the dances.
Ms. Williamson said she liked all the dances. “It was all good. Every one of them was good,” she said.
A moving sequence was a modern-day story of an elderly school teacher who is blinded by communists Ms. Roper said, “There was a lot more emotion behind it than I thought, especially the one at the school.”
Both said they preferred traditional culture before communism. Ms. Roper said, “I can’t believe that it can’t be seen in China.”
“Everyone’s got a right to believe in what they’ve got to believe in. So, it’s just a shame that you can’t, and you’re persecuted for ... what you’re believing in,” she said.
Ms. Williamson was touched by the traditional values of love and compassion expressed in the dances.
Sisters Sense a Connection With Shen Yun’s Spiritual Message
Sisters Carol Boyex and Linda Woodyer enjoyed everything about the performance. As regular theatergoers, the sisters made a point of seeing Shen Yun.
Ms. Woodyer, who owns a health and fitness club, said, “It’s incredible. We love the animation. It’s just magical. And the dresses are just exquisite.”
“The animation is just incredible. It’s magical. It transports you [to another dimension], doesn’t it?” she said.
The sisters both commented on the energy from the stage. “It’s incredible,” Ms. Woodyer said.
Shen Yun Performing Arts is now touring its all-new 2025 production to over 200 cities across five continents, and this proves to be its most engaging ever.
