VENICE, Fla.—Douglas and Leela saw Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time at the Venice Performing Arts Center on Jan. 25 and felt the show brought beauty and a much-needed message to the audience.
“I thought it was excellent, spectacular. I like the performers, but I like the message too,” said Mr. MacKinnon, a consultant and columnist. “I thought it was very special.”
“I loved it. It was beautiful. They’re so talented,” said Mrs. MacKinnon, a retired computer analyst. “I did feel the energy. Very positive, very spiritual. And it was just beautiful, just beautiful.”
“The message that we all have to be good to each other,” he said. He added that it was a message about traditional values and finding meaning in more than the material world, that goodness is connected to the path to heaven. The effect of this traditional culture exemplified in art was a peaceful one, according to Mr. MacKinnon.
“I think ultimately it brings people inner peace, right?” he said. “It brings them conviction, it shows them a better way, it shows them that again being grounded in spirituality means something, and ultimately, that will be the ultimate reward in life. So, it’s you know and so spreading this message around the world is a very positive thing.”
“I saw the energy for sure, without a doubt. I could feel it,” he said. “It was something very positive, that it was very special to be in the audience watching this show because, again, I know it speaks to a higher glory, ultimately.”
“This is a wonderful way to spread the message with entertainment but also with spirituality, and you’re opening a lot of eyes around the world with your message,” he said.
“People are losing their faith all over the world, and this show reinforces faith, and it reinforces goodness, and it reminds people that repression is happening in the world, especially in China, so it’s a great message to have, and it’s a very positive experience,” he said, adding that the way the heavenly scenes were brought to life “was really spectacular.”
Knowing that Shen Yun produces an all-new program each year, the MacKinnons said they wanted to see it again.
“It was beautiful, it was very special ... and I can’t wait for next year’s version,” Mr. KacKinnon said.
“It was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen in my life. I can’t believe the talent of the performers. I cannot believe their energy. And I believe ultimately they were the most talented performers I’ve ever seen,” he said.
