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‘We Were on the Edge of Our Seats From Start to Finish,’ Says Company VP After Seeing Shen Yun

Apr 22, 2024
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‘We Were on the Edge of Our Seats From Start to Finish,’ Says Company VP After Seeing Shen Yun
Jacques Dussault and Isabelle Sansoucy enjoyed Shen Yun's matinee at Théâtre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts in Montreal on April 21, 2024. (NTD)

MONTREAL, Canada—Company vice president Jacques Dussault and his wife, Isabelle Sansoucy, enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts at Théâtre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts on Sunday afternoon, April 21.

Though this matinee marked the couple’s third year attending the classical Chinese dance performance, they were still pleasantly surprised by the beauty and perfection of the artists.

“It was wonderful. It was ethereal. The dancers, the choreography, the music—it was very, very beautiful. The dancing was magnificent,” Ms. Sansoucy said.

“The artists communicated via their bodies all the emotions that the show needed. The synchronization, the jumps, and the expression on the dancers’ faces were truly extraordinary. It’s perfection.”

In 2006, Shen Yun Performing Arts was established in New York by artists who dreamt of bringing back China’s 5,000 years of divinely inspired culture. Through classical Chinese dance and music, Shen Yun is rediscovering the lost beauty of pre-communist China.

In addition, the company is committed to raising global awareness of the ongoing human rights issues in contemporary China under communist rule.

The couple agreed that, without a doubt, Shen Yun accomplished its mission.

For Mr. Dussault, not only was “the messages being delivered just perfect,” but “it gave us the history of China from the very beginning right to the [present day].”

“You can see the evolution of Chinese culture,” he said.

Moreover, the couple was deeply moved by Shen Yun’s story-based dances that recounted tales from ancient times to the modern day.

“[In one of the pieces,] you see the broken bond between the parents and child—you feel their pain and share the emotions. Yet, there was also the hope of finding something great and beautiful again,” Mr. Dussault expressed.

“The show was emotion-filled from the beginning to the end. The stories were dreamy, the music was wonderful, and the choreography was superb. I would have loved another hour of the show—I would have stayed for that. It was beautiful.”

Last but not least, Mr. Dussault would like to tell all of Shen Yun’s artists that they’ve done an excellent job and encourage them to “keep going.”

“[Shen Yun] makes us dream,” he said.  “We were on the edge of our seats from start to finish. They kept us wondering what was going to happen next. It’s so beautiful, bravo.”

Reporting by NTD and Jennifer Tseng.
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts. We have covered audience reactions since Shen Yun’s inception in 2006.
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