DUISBURG, Germany—Company director Bernhard Randerath offered an eloquent reflection on his experience at the Shen Yun Performing Arts evening show on April 23 at the Theater am Marientor. He described it as brimming with “expressive dances and great colors.”

“It was very synchronized, well-coordinated, and always on cue,” he said.

As the managing director of an innovation company specializing in 3D printing for aircraft, Mr. Randerath understands firsthand how important teamwork is for a production as complex as Shen Yun.

“Creativity is always linked with spontaneity and quick action. The artists are exceptionally well-coordinated. You can see that all of them are working towards a shared goal—that’s so important,” he expressed.

“I’ve always advised my team to sit down, brainstorm solutions, and work together as a team. Seeing this synergy here was truly inspiring. There’s immense power in such unity.”

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“Good collaboration can be filled with a lot of energy. When you’re supporting each other, and everyone is having fun, then something really good will happen,” said Mr. Randerath, who has been the president of Europe’s largest aircraft owners’ association for 17 years.

“Such a performance requires a lot of discipline and a lot of ambition. That’s extremely impressive.”

“Everything was precisely timed from when the dancers jumped to when the animation took over on screen. It’s very impressive how coherent it was. I know that took a lot of work.”

“There were a few pieces set in modern-time where the artists performed in jeans. That was really nice. I think it’s important for people to understand that [at Shen Yun] nothing is done by force. The artists chose to do this of their own free will in the free world. I enjoyed that. It gave the audience a whole new perspective.”

Finally, he hopes that the artists will soon be able to perform in China.

“Keep it up. [The performers] are very strong, and they travel all over the world. Humanity’s will for freedom will always prevail, always. I am firmly convinced of this,” he said.

Also in the audience was book illustrator Meggi Berns. She thought the performance was “very nice and very worth seeing.”

“This is the first time I’ve seen something like this. The stage design, the dance with the blossoms, the colors—it’s very beautiful for the eyes and soothing for the soul,” she said.

“Both the male and female dancers were very good and very flexible.”

“That touched me deeply. The first thing that comes to mind is longing,” she expressed. “There is something so nostalgic about the sound. It’s a very nice feeling.”

Her partner, Peter Kruck, too, was impressed by Shen Yun. Well-known as a media scientist and journalist, he was very inspired by Shen Yun’s 3D digital backdrop technology.

“I immediately thought about how I could also make the jump from the screen to the stage in my projects,” Mr. Kruck said.

“Very nice, we really enjoyed it today. It was something very special,” said Dominique Papeo, a salesman and music enthusiast, after the performance on April 23.

“It is a great shame that classical music is dying out. I really love listening to Chinese music in private. I think it should be preserved so that everyone can enjoy it.”

Mr. Papeo thought Shen Yun’s erhu soloist was “fantastic.” He knows the instrument well and knows that “it’s very hard to play.”

The show was “just spectacular in terms of the costumes, the choreography, and the whole teamwork,” he said. “The whole thing exudes a lightness. It’s amazing because a lot of work and effort has to go into it for it to come across this way.”

“The performance exceeded our expectations,” Mr. Papeo’s wife, Vanessa, chimed in. She is a judge at the State Social Court in North Rhine-Westphalia.

When the couple looked up Shen Yun on the Internet before the show, they saw only positive reviews.

“I think it’s wonderful to pass on this culture and the values ​​of the past to future generations. These values ​​are still very relevant today,” she said.