MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company graced the stage of Cannon Center for the Performing Arts on March 6.
New York-based Shen Yun displays 5,000 years of traditional Chinese culture through classical Chinese dance and music.
Fred Hodges, co-founder and chairman of Consulting Services Group, LLC (CSG), and his wife, Charlotte Hodges, a retired English teacher each said they thought the performance was extraordinary.
“A performance by Shen Yun is a presentation of traditional Chinese culture as it once was: a study in grace, wisdom, and the virtues distilled from the five millennia of Chinese civilization,” according to Shen Yun’s website.
Mrs. Hodges said, “It was absolutely marvelous, spectacular.”
“The beautiful costumes and dresses and the ability of the dancers was just marvelous,” said Mr. Hodges.
Mr. Hodges was particularly impressed with the richness, beauty and variety in the performance. “It’s not only the dancing, but the wonderful singers and the music and just the beauty. It was just a wonderful family show,” said Mr. Hodges.
Mrs. Hodges said, “Everybody moved as one person” and that she was awed by “how beautiful” traditional Chinese culture is.
Traditional Chinese culture values virtue. According to Shen Yun’s website, “Principles such as benevolence and justice, propriety and wisdom, respect for the heavens, and divine retribution, all come to life, washing over the audience.”
Mrs. Hodges said she was touched by the lyrics in the vocal solos. “I loved it. I thought it was beautiful and wonderful,” said Mrs. Hodges.
