“It’s the first time I’ve seen this performance, and it was a real moment of beauty, of magic. There’s something that lifts the soul in a way; something divine, pure,” said Ms. Collomb.
“It’s courageous, admirable that these people are keeping ancestral traditions alive. It’s something that should be possible in every country. It’s sad when you can’t stay in your own country to express these values and have to express them outside your own borders,” said Ms. Collomb.
She also shared that seeing Shen Yun brought her “joy—like an opening of the heart.”
Ms. Collomb feels that if we open our hearts, everyone can feel this joy.
“I think we’re all carriers of a little spark within us, and if we’re open in our hearts, we can pick up on these things,” she said.
China’s 5,000 years of history shows that the people, dynasty after dynasty, upheld values such as filial piety and faithfulness. Ms. Collomb expressed that seeing these values in Shen Yun warned her heart.
“The values of humility, kindness, simplicity, solidarity, the values of the heart, sharing, and, respect for others, too. Respect for life, respect for nature. I’ve known so many things in my life that are the opposite of all that, so when I see this—it feels good,” she said.
“I discovered that classical Chinese dance incorporates aerobatics, practically acrobatics, and I think it’s extraordinary that you can soar like that,” said Ms. Collomb.
Claude-Louis Collomb, the retired CEO of Cofitex, was also at the performance. He expressed that Shen Yun is a performance that shouldn’t just be experienced with the eyes but with the heart.
“This show has a lot of spirituality if you look at it with your heart and not with your eyes. As Saint-Exupéry said so well, you can’t see well with your eyes, you can only see with your heart,” said Mr. Collomb.
“There’s always a little melancholy. And, of course, you can’t revive everything in two hours like that. [Shen Yun] is not a flame, it’s a fire ... it’s a real success. And I’m very happy that there’s a new production every year,” he said.
“What I really liked was the marriage between what was happening on screen and on stage, with something fabulous, really fabulous, that I’ve never seen,” said Mr. Colomb.
Mr. Collomb expressed that everyone should go see Shen Yun with an open heart.
“Go and see it with a child’s heart. Your eyes need to speak directly to your heart and you'll come out transformed,” he said.
