(Clearwisdom.net) After Shen Yun Performing Arts 2009 World Tour opened at Auckland's ASB Theatre on Wednesday evening, college vice principal Mr. Clements highly praised the show. The educator felt he gained a deeper knowledge of classical Chinese culture. One of the dances was "The Mystical Phoenix," in which dancers evoke an image of the sacred birds moving around above the clouds. Mr. Clements said, "We can understand why, for example the phoenix is so significant."

College vice principal Mr. Clements and friends

Mr. Clements was touched not only by the presentation of dances representing China's various ethnic groups, but by the spirituality as well. "A lovely mixture, too, of folk dances, that was superb. The more spiritual aspects too, that were all represented. The costumes--they were absolutely spectacular. We were amazed at the layers of costumes."

He said the show surpassed any that he had seen, and described the performances as "absolutely wonderful!"

Joining the delighted audience was Ms. Dayle, an artist, "I think it looked wonderful, beautiful costumes, and I liked the men's dancing particularly, a wonderful dance to see. The women's skirts are really very elegant."

Ms. Dayle, an artist

She commented on the unique backdrops, "The dances reflect what is on the back of the wall, and it's bringing the backdrop into what's happening on the front, on the stage," said Ms. Dayle.

"I loved the soprano, and the tenor too ... It's all uplifting. This is not like anything that I've come to see before."

Ms. Kamalrudin was also in attendance at the performance. Ms. Kamalrudin is originally from Malaysia and is pursuing her PhD in software engineering at Auckland University.

Ms. Kamalrudin loved the breathtaking digital backdrops, "It's awesome! I really love the technical effects."

She said, "The dancers are awesome, they are very graceful. I'll tell my friends this is a very good show, it's not only for entertainment, it's also good for understanding the culture."

Ms. Kamalrudin added, "I just would like to promote to all the other people who haven't [bought tickets], buy the tickets! You can come and see this, it's very good, very knowledgeable."

Restaurant owner Mr. Mlabenovsky, originally from Macedonia, and his wife were delighted to attend the performance. "I've never experienced something like this before!" he said immediately after watching the show.

Restaurant owner Mr. Mlabenovsky and his wife

After watching the contemporary story, "Heaven Awaits Us Despite Persecution" about a Falun Dafa practitioner who is persecuted to death in China for staying steadfast to his belief, Mr. Mlabenovsky said, "Yes it's a little bit sad that, yes, very sad."

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