DAEGU, South Korea—Daegu is known as an Oriental cultural city in South Korea. Shen Yun Performing Arts’ sixth visit to the city has made quite a splash. Mr. Wu Shigui, director of the Busan Cultural Artistic Planning Troupe, was among the celebrities who attended the Shen Yun Performing Arts New York Company’s premiere of its 2012 Korea tour at the Daegu Suseong Artipia on Feb. 24. After seeing the performance, he said the only word to describe the show was “Fantastic!”
Traveling all the way from Busan to Daegu, Mr. Wu Shigui said that because he didn’t have the opportunity of appreciating traditional Chinese culture in his daily life, he exclusively came from Busan to watch Shen Yun.
A New York-based performance company, Shen Yun is dedicated to restoring and reviving traditional Chinese culture, according to the company’s website. Using classical Chinese dance, original scores combining Western and Chinese classical instruments, and heart felt songs, Shen Yun takes the audience on a journey through China’s 5,000-year-old divinely inspired culture.
Mr. Wu Shigui enjoyed the many aspects of Shen Yun. “From the fantastic stage and the backdrops, to the powerful dance movements and the gorgeous costumes, everything was very harmonious. It is beyond any words to express my deeply-touched feelings.
“In particular, the great unison of the dance movements performed on the stage as well as the animated backdrops were really fantastic,” he said.
