Not sure how anyone could be disturbed by such a colourful and entertaining show. The dances were based on myths from Chinese history and two of them were based on what is happening in China at the moment to Falun Gong. I don't find that problematic - in fact it's fascinating, original and unusual. Don't listen to the detractors - go see it and make your own mind up!

Not sure how anyone could be disturbed by such a colourful and entertaining show. The dances were based on myths from Chinese history and two of them were based on what is happening in China at the moment to Falun Gong. I don't find that problematic - in fact it's fascinating, original and unusual. Don't listen to the detractors - go see it and make your own mind up!

I watched this show last night and was utterly disturbed by the contents.
You are lead to believe that it is a show that celebrates the vastness and beauty of Chinese culture, instead what you really get (in your face) is a long and very drawn out propaganda for the cause of Falun Gong. This show is uncomfortable, shoddy, tacky and extremely boring to watch. Even if you are sympathetic to the cause of Falun Gong, at the end of this show you will be put off by the underhanded way they have used the guise of Chinese culture as a channel for furthering their cause. Do not watch this show, you will leave feeling very cheated and angry at what you have been exposed to. In short, you may have felt better if the performances had been entertaining, however, the strong underlying message of Falun Gong ‘evangelism’ takes away any credit to the performers, who may genuinely love the ‘art’ they have been preaching, oh sorry I meant practicing. Avoid if you do not want to be left feeling conned.

Severely disappointed.
The show was marketed to be based on Chinese culture but it was nothing of the sort. It insulted the Chinese culture by basing it on a religion(Falun Gong) formed by a person in 1992 claiming to be from outer space(No the Chinese culture has nothing to do with aliens). The dances were ok but the envangelistical songs were extremely annoying, I cannot believe I paid £40 to be preached at by the scientology of Asia. The brochures mention
nothing about Falun Gong(I wonder why). If you want to learn about Chinese culture, avoid at all costs. There are much better shows around with no hidden agenda.

I went expecting traditional Chinese dancing and dragons: what I got was a propaganda show about a modern religious movement called Falun Gong. The show was very amateurish in presentation and content, akin to watching a community theatre performance. A dozen or so "dances" were interspersed by ear splittingly awful faux-operatic singers in ballgowns, who sang hymns praising Falun Gong and how it had lifted them above life's trials and tribulations. The dancing was modern in style, and extremely repetitive, performed against a projected backdrop of computer screensaver images of China. The political agenda soon became blatantly obvious with a dance themed around Fallon Gong practitioners being tortured and killed by prison guards with giant communist hammer and sickles on the backs of their uniforms, and another featuring a child holding up a banner bearing the Falun Gong slogan, being beaten up by the same guards while playing in a park with her mother. The dragons never materialised, neither did the dancers, costumes or backdrops which appeared on the flyer. I have nothing against political protest or the religion of Falun Gong, but I do object to being duped into paying 55 pounds to watch propaganda.