VANCOUVER, Canada—Shen Yun Performing Arts is a “high-energy show,” said Dion Steyn, a vice president with RBC Global Asset Management.
“The color combinations were fantastic. ... The dancing is fantastic. I certainly feel energized after the show. I’m certainly going off in a good mood with lots of energy,” Mr. Steyn said after seeing Shen Yun’s matinee performance at Queen Elizabeth Theatre on March 26.
“From the dances, [the energy] shines through them,” he noted, adding that “the music’s very good as well, [and] the flow of the costumes also gives off energy. It was very good.”
Based in New York, Shen Yun, a classical Chinese dance and music company, aims to revive the traditional culture of China before the communist regime took power.
“It’s nice to see that part of the culture. It’s nice to see that part of the culture is important to so many people from China, and to bring it back,” Mr. Steyn said, noting that Shen Yun’s tour around the world “can give people hope that it can return.”
“It’s a show that focuses on pre-communist China, and through its music and dance, gets the message across—which is very different from today’s China—to allow people to understand how it is like the rest of the world, and to give hope that we can have peace and freedom again in China,” he continued.
“I think [it’s] really important to bring back the old culture.”
‘Dancers’ Precision Is Fantastic’
Shannon Pouznar, who owns a dance studio, said the dances in Shen Yun are “absolutely stunning.”
“I’m very much enjoying it. Amazing work, amazing,” Ms. Pouznar said.
As a dancer herself, Ms. Pouznar said the techniques in Shen Yun’s dances are brilliant and that the dances had beautiful formations.
“It’s very enjoyable, very entertaining. The dancers’ precision is fantastic.”
‘Very Enlightening’
Dr. Michael Lyon, a physician and surgeon, said Shen Yun is a “spectacular performance.”
“To me, it is very enlightening.”
Shen Yun, Dr. Lyon said, gave him a deeper understanding of traditional Chinese culture, as well as how the communist regime is suppressing that culture and the people in China today.
“It’s time people have pride in their heritage and be willing to be fully expressive,” he said.
Reporting by Ryan Moffatt and Sunny Chen.
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts. We have covered audience reactions since Shen Yun’s inception in 2006.
