NORTHAMPTON, UK—David Barnes had seen Shen Yun Performing Arts in Birmingham a previous season, and thought the experience was so fantastic he had to see it again when he had the chance. On Feb. 18, he had that opportunity at the Royal & Derngate in Northampton and marveled at the all-new production.
“I think it’s brilliant, because, I mean, the culture in China stands out alone from any other. It’s brilliant,” said Mr. Barnes, a consultant who retired from a career of rescuing exotic animals with various charities.
“They were fantastic,” he said of the artists, adding that he had been amazed by their athleticism. “They’re just brilliant. And I love the way the back screen, where they disappeared into the screen and went up into the heavens. It was just amazing. Very, very clever stuff.”
“It was beautiful, absolutely stunning,” he said. “You looked and thought, how can she make such music out of two strings? And she was good, very good.”
“Very, very happy I came,” he said. “I can’t say words anymore to say how good it was. But anyone who hasn’t seen it needs to come out and see it. It’s well worth it.”
