Due to the success of Mirrors of Life, the major arts festivals in Europe were all eager to book Anthem to the Fading Flowers even while the work was still in the early formative stages. Indeed, Anthem set a record for ticket sales at the Madrid Summer City Festival.
這是法國里昂國際雙年舞蹈節藝術總監基達梅對《花神祭》的讚嘆。因為《醮》的成功，還在孵育階段的《花神祭》，早早獲得歐洲各大藝術節的預定邀演，更創下西班牙馬德里國際藝術節票房的最高紀錄。