VIENNA, Austria—Mr. Ufertinger, principal of a German school, and his wife, travelled to Vienna especially to see the performance by Shen Yun Performing Arts Company on the evening of April 5.
He has traveled quite often to China and is especially fascinated by the Chinese rural area people. Mr. Ufertinger has been in Lahsa, Tibet’s capital, and is familiar with the snow covered Himalayas, depicted in the dance Dance of the Snow-Capped Mountain. In his own words he said that he had never seen such a show as Shen Yun that was brought to Vienna.
“The dances are outstanding. We ... have quite a good understanding of Chinese culture. When one sees something like this, one suddenly feels great again,” said Mr. Ufertinger.
“Also the music was very soulful and in connection with the dances. ”It was outstanding!
“If one sees the scene Dance of the Snow-Capped Mountain and then thinks about Tibet, one has great feelings,“ he exclaimed of the piece where, undaunted by snow and the elements, the dancers vigorously celebrate the joys of the Tibetan steppes as they spin, stomp, and step in an extravagant gesture of welcoming. ”This truly reminds [one] of Tibet,” he added.
Mr. Ufertinger also commented on how the state-of-the-art digital backdrops and costumes of Shen Yun complement the performers. “I am totally impressed with the backdrop pictures. It is fantastic and the combination of backdrop pictures is just marvelous. Also the dances and the backdrop picture merge into one. After seeing the first scene, [The Five Millennia Begins] when the gods and Buddha’s come down to earth and then return, this was done beautifully.”
Mr. Ufertinger said that the backdrop images respresent specific areas of China.
A friend had recommended that Mr. and Mrs. Ufertinger see the show. “So, we said that we definitely had to see this show. The trip to Vienna was worthwhile.”
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