TORONTO—After seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts Thursday night at Sony Centre, Ted Opitz, senior advisor to the federal minister of citizenship, immigration, and multiculturalism, was delighted by both the artistic and cultural aspects of the classical Chinese dance and music production.
“The show was beautiful. The choreography is just spectacular, the costumes, the designs, the colours . . . the athleticism of the dancers is amazing,” Mr. Opitz said.
New York-based Shen Yun was founded in 2006 with the mission to revive the true traditional culture of China.
The company tours the globe each year with an all-new program that gives artistic expression to China’s cultural diversity and great legends and tales, while reflecting the essence of the five-millennia-old cultural heritage imbued with grace, wisdom, virtues, and the concept that humanity and the divine are intertwined.
Mr. Opitz enjoyed the collection of short pieces showcasing classical Chinese dance, story-based dances, ethnic and folk dance styles, and songs and musical scores.
