(Clearwisdom.net) Shen Yun Performing Arts held its second show at the Teletón Theater in Santiago, Chile, on Saturday evening.

Mrs. Anita Musalem, a music enthusiast who plays the piano, said she "loved" the show's solo pianist. "I found her to be very good, very lovely. The sound coming from the piano was very lovely, a very full sound."

The pianist played a piece with the erhu, a traditional Chinese two-stringed instrument known for it's haunting melody. "My mom commented, 'sounds like an entire orchestra,' when she played with the erhu player," said Mrs. Musalem. "Very pretty."

She was also impressed by the intricately researched and designed traditional costumes.

"The costumes, by all means, if I had to choose just one, I wouldn't know which one. Everything was very lovely and very delicate too; so demure and very distinct from most Latin American dance and folklore that we are used to. The movements were very fine and very pretty."

Mrs. Musalem particularly enjoyed the piece Welcoming Spring with its quick footwork, crisp movements, and stunning bursts of color which form the basis of the fan dance and its sense of sheer delight. The finale, Knowing the True Picture Offers Ultimate Hope in which cosmic and earthly merge in a powerful vision of renewal, was also one that she liked very much.

"... this is a very pretty show, joyful, and very tender too," she said. "It's very well done, very delicate with so much color."

Audience enjoying the show

Ms. Maria Jose Evan, a photographer, was captured by the visual elements presented in the show.

Ms. Maria Jose Evan, a photographer

"It was wonderful, very diverse. The colors [were] brilliant, the movements, the performance was very interesting--very bright, shiny," she said.

In particular she noted the piece Welcoming Spring, a fan dance the simulates the brilliant pink flower blossoms bursting forth.

"The flowers performing was amazing. I like the visual support, the projections of the images match wonderfully," she said, adding that the "gorgeous colors," captured her attention as well.

Maria also mentioned the music. She felt the vocalists, the classical singing of the tenors and sopranos, were incredible.

Talking about the deeper meaning of the show, she said: "I received a clear message about Chinese culture of thousands of years. The women represent sensibility with their faces: the fragility and femininity, while the men displayed strength and coordination."

Maria summed up her experience as "really, really enjoyable."

Mr. Musalem, an engineer, said the show has a "clear theme of spirituality and compassion and of being in harmony with nature, something that was extremely apparent."

"I liked it a lot, it is something one doesn't see very much around here," he said. "So, it's an opportunity to see something new. And, very, very pretty. I was drawn to the coordination and the precision of the movements that they have. In that sense, it is a show that draws the attention."

"It touched on themes of what's happening today," he continued, referring to Persecuted on a Sacred Path and Dignity and Compassion, two dances that depict the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners for their beliefs in China at present. Mr. Musalem thought it was good to "create it and disseminate it through art so that it can reach more people."

Shen Yun was his first contact with true and ancient Chinese culture. "I had seen other kinds of dances, modern things, but nothing like this which is traditional. It was very nice."

He also appreciated the contemporary technology of the digital backdrop. "I liked the background work and how they mixed the background with what the dancers were doing," Mr. Musalem commented. "And how it all worked, how they would elevate and descend from the heavens, that part I found very well-executed, I liked it."