Eye Surgeon Impressed by Shen Yun: ‘Absolutely Wonderful’

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July 25, 2021Shen Yun
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Eye Surgeon Impressed by Shen Yun: ‘Absolutely Wonderful’
Don Werner and Elizabeth Tardif at a performance by Shen Yun at the Palace Theatre in Stamford, Conn., on July 24, 2021. (NTD)

STAMFORD, Conn.—Don Werner, an eye surgeon, had an “absolutely wonderful evening” watching Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Palace Theatre on July 24.

“I’m an athlete. I can appreciate the athleticism and the tumbling,” he said. “And the precision of the dance is wonderful.”

Werner was impressed by Shen Yun’s unique integration of a three-dimensional backdrop projection with the dance on stage.

“The coordination of the background to the dance where people go behind the scenes and then appear in the back—it’s fantastic, it’s wonderful, it’s a fantasy,” Werner said.

Werner attended the performance with his friend, Elizabeth Tardif, a realtor and art consultant.

Tardif was similarly touched by the performance.

“I think it’s just breathtaking. It’s beautiful,” she said. “The performing, the precision, the colors, it’s fabulous. It’s quite an experience.”

Tardif said it’s “important for everybody to be able to see what the Chinese culture is truly about,” referring to the destruction of traditional Chinese culture by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). New York-based Shen Yun’s portrayal of traditional and spiritual themes means that the performance cannot be seen in China today.

“So sad that they’re not able to do this in China,” Tardif added. “I think more and more people need to see this and appreciate what Chinese culture really is.”

Both Werner and Tardif said they were moved by the expressions on the dancers’ faces.

“The performers are beautiful, very beautiful young men and young women. And it’s so nice to see their beautiful faces, so smiley and happy,” Werner said.

Referring to Shen Yun’s revival of techniques that have been nearly lost in China, Werner said what he witnessed was “completely different than anything I’ve seen.”

“You don’t see anything like that,” he said.

The two friends both felt Shen Yun’s performance was steeped in “tradition,” referring to the performance’s exhibition of classical Chinese dance, stories from China’s 5,000-year heritage, as well as ethnic and folk dances.

“The tradition is just marvelous,” Werner said.

The two friends concurred that more people need to see the performance.

“It’s a beautiful show and as many people as possible need to see it,” Tardif said. “Thank you for being out there—thank you for showing us this incredible show,” she expressed to the performers.

“They’ve made an absolutely wonderful evening for us,” Werner added. “And we hope that they’ll continue to make wonderful evenings all over the world for people to open their eyes to see what the true China was.”

Reporting by NTD Television and Ivan Pentchoukov.

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