LONDON, UK—Shen Yun has brought China’s millennia-old civilization to life and is both beautiful and thought-provoking, a London-based financial lawyer said. Shen Yun, based in New York, has been using live arts to showcase China’s traditional culture before communism. It presents story-based dances, colorful costumes, an orchestra that combines classical Western and traditional Chinese instruments, and animated backdrops creating unique effects. James Anderson, an experienced financial lawyer based in London, who saw the show at the Eventim Apollo on March 12, said the quality of the performance was “phenomenal.” He said the fusion between ancient Chinese forms and a modern-style orchestra “brings it very much into the modern era, in a very accessible way to Western audiences.” He said the dancing was “acrobatic, athletic, and poised,” and the music was “beautiful and uplifting.” “It is a very professional soundtrack, so it looks exactly and sounds exactly like a film, which is …