OMAHA, Nebraska—Presenting a show that is 5,000 years in the making, Shen Yun Performing Arts graced The Orpheum Theater in Omaha on Sunday evening, Dec. 26, with the essence of traditional Chinese culture.
Among the audience were Tom O’Riordan, his wife Kim, and their daughter, Caitlin. Caitlin is a dance performance major at a university in Indianapolis and a ballet dancer for 14 years.
“It’s just beautiful,” Mrs. O’Riordan said of the performance. “We’re really enjoying it.”
“It’s very enjoyable,” Mr. O’Riordan added.
“This was the first time that the family has seen Shen Yun perform,” Mrs. O’Riordan said, adding that they were enjoying their first experience. Caitlin agreed.
“It’s very fun to see,” she said of the dances.
Shen Yun is dedicated to reviving the traditional Chinese culture. It presents classical Chinese dance, ethnic and folk dance, an orchestra with original music, award winning vocalists, and hi-tech animated backdrops to take the audience into the stories, legends, and vocal performances.
Mrs. O’Riordan described the costumes as a beautiful aspect of the performance. “They’re so bright, and I think they’re very vivid,” she said. “They just really help show off the dancers very nicely.”
Mr. O’Riordan found the hi-tech images on the backdrop an effective part of the show. “It’s very unique,” he said. “You don’t often see the use of interactive electronic graphics with the stage.”
Caitlin also liked the hi-tech images. “It’s fun that they’re telling a part of the Chinese culture with it, too,” she said. “I think that that’s really interesting and it helps the audience to understand it better as well.”
“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.
Shen Yun Performing Arts will next perform at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House from Tuesday, Dec. 28 to Thursday, Dec. 30. For more information visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
Among the audience were Tom O’Riordan, his wife Kim, and their daughter, Caitlin. Caitlin is a dance performance major at a university in Indianapolis and a ballet dancer for 14 years.
“It’s just beautiful,” Mrs. O’Riordan said of the performance. “We’re really enjoying it.”
“It’s very enjoyable,” Mr. O’Riordan added.
“This was the first time that the family has seen Shen Yun perform,” Mrs. O’Riordan said, adding that they were enjoying their first experience. Caitlin agreed.
“It’s very fun to see,” she said of the dances.
Shen Yun is dedicated to reviving the traditional Chinese culture. It presents classical Chinese dance, ethnic and folk dance, an orchestra with original music, award winning vocalists, and hi-tech animated backdrops to take the audience into the stories, legends, and vocal performances.
Mrs. O’Riordan described the costumes as a beautiful aspect of the performance. “They’re so bright, and I think they’re very vivid,” she said. “They just really help show off the dancers very nicely.”
Mr. O’Riordan found the hi-tech images on the backdrop an effective part of the show. “It’s very unique,” he said. “You don’t often see the use of interactive electronic graphics with the stage.”
Caitlin also liked the hi-tech images. “It’s fun that they’re telling a part of the Chinese culture with it, too,” she said. “I think that that’s really interesting and it helps the audience to understand it better as well.”
“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.
Shen Yun Performing Arts will next perform at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House from Tuesday, Dec. 28 to Thursday, Dec. 30. For more information visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
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