Shen Yun Review: Rayna Lowery & Matthew Boenker, COO (defense) & aerospace engineer

“Ms. Lowery: We love the performance. It was beautiful, and magical, and the stories were wonderful. So anyone that comes could be able to understand the stories, and the love and passion of all the dancers. It was really great... What we liked the most was the lantern [dance], because it was beautiful, and there were moments of patience and quiet, and the colors were very vibrant, and we loved the lanterns on all of the dancers. It was really quite beautiful... Mr. Boenker: And the beauty of it, and the ladies dancing. Hopefully, my granddaughter will carry this on... Daughter: It’s very, well, artistic and beautiful... Ms. Lowery: I was going to say, there was a lot of excitement and laughter. There were a lot of humorous moments where it just cuts across any kind of cultural boundary, so that was really, again, happy... Mr. Boenker: I wanted to tell you: I was crying. It was so overwhelming, I cried... Ms. Lowery: When you look at all the different cultures, and of course we are a global economy and nation, but if you have dignity and respect and you’re good to others, that will come back to you. So I think part of the show was showing that when you care for others and the divine life, that you’ll be taken care of and that you’ll see the ones that you love again. So it was really just beautiful. ”