INDIANAPOLIS—Laura Robinson Hiner was able to indulge her many passions on Saturday, March 5, at the Shen Yun Performing Arts New York Company performance. A harpist, opera singer, author, artist, and multi-instrumentalist, Ms. Hiner thoroughly enjoyed watching the show’s variety of singing, dancing, costumes, and lavishly artistic sets.
“It was beautiful, of course, and the costuming was very elaborate and colorful, the choreography was fascinating, and the music had the scale and the harmonies of Chinese music, which I really appreciate,” she explained.
New York-based Shen Yun was in Indianapolis for three performances, showcasing the world’s best classical Chinese dance, at Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University. The mission of Shen Yun is to restore traditional Chinese culture and lost art forms.
Ms. Hiner, who specializes in watercolor painting, appreciated the luxurious blends of color that burst out across the stage throughout the many dances. She said the aesthetic effect made her feel “peace, calm and beauty.”
A combination of silk handmade costumes and a moving digital backdrop, gives the show an other-worldly effect, with ethereal maidens and majestic kings playing out stories on stage.
“The combination in the individual costumes was very striking. I thought the pinks and blues, the greens, yellows all together was exciting,” she said.
“It was beautiful and flowing ... it was more elaborate than I expected,” she added.
Shen Yun is also known for its unique musical presentation, including a full orchestra that blends classical Western and Chinese instruments, and opera performances sung in Chinese with English translations displayed on the backdrop.
“I am also a singer, I was trained in opera, so I appreciated the contralto, soprano, and it was very moving,” she said.
Ms. Hiner attended the show with her husband, Brad Hiner. The couple were disappointed that they didn’t bring their daughter, a ballet dancer, but plan to come back with her next year.
“She would have loved it,” Mr. Hiner said.
Ms. Hiner hopes to recommend it to her friends.
“I wished they had been here ... I was thinking of some during the performance and I was thinking I have got to tell them. They must see it,” she said.
Reporting by Valerie Avore and Justina Wheale.
Shen Yun Performing Arts has three touring companies that perform simultaneously around the world. The Shen Yun New York Company will next perform in Atlanta, GA, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, March 8-10. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
“It was beautiful, of course, and the costuming was very elaborate and colorful, the choreography was fascinating, and the music had the scale and the harmonies of Chinese music, which I really appreciate,” she explained.
New York-based Shen Yun was in Indianapolis for three performances, showcasing the world’s best classical Chinese dance, at Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University. The mission of Shen Yun is to restore traditional Chinese culture and lost art forms.
Ms. Hiner, who specializes in watercolor painting, appreciated the luxurious blends of color that burst out across the stage throughout the many dances. She said the aesthetic effect made her feel “peace, calm and beauty.”
A combination of silk handmade costumes and a moving digital backdrop, gives the show an other-worldly effect, with ethereal maidens and majestic kings playing out stories on stage.
“The combination in the individual costumes was very striking. I thought the pinks and blues, the greens, yellows all together was exciting,” she said.
“It was beautiful and flowing ... it was more elaborate than I expected,” she added.
Shen Yun is also known for its unique musical presentation, including a full orchestra that blends classical Western and Chinese instruments, and opera performances sung in Chinese with English translations displayed on the backdrop.
“I am also a singer, I was trained in opera, so I appreciated the contralto, soprano, and it was very moving,” she said.
Ms. Hiner attended the show with her husband, Brad Hiner. The couple were disappointed that they didn’t bring their daughter, a ballet dancer, but plan to come back with her next year.
“She would have loved it,” Mr. Hiner said.
Ms. Hiner hopes to recommend it to her friends.
“I wished they had been here ... I was thinking of some during the performance and I was thinking I have got to tell them. They must see it,” she said.
Reporting by Valerie Avore and Justina Wheale.
Shen Yun Performing Arts has three touring companies that perform simultaneously around the world. The Shen Yun New York Company will next perform in Atlanta, GA, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, March 8-10. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
