INDIANAPOLIS—“It’s all just absolutely wondrous—really, really enjoying,” said Susan Stanley about Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company’s March 14 performance at Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University. “This is magical, it’s just the athleticism, the artistry, the history, the sets.”
Ms. Stanley is a communication and marketing manager at the Indiana University’s School of Medicine. She continued to describe the performance as “wonderful, absolutely amazing that the dancers are so talented, and the colors and the stories are just incredible. So very, very much enjoying it.”
Shen Yun is dedicated to reviving traditional Chinese culture through the arts of dance and music. Through telling stories of beloved historical characters, myths, legends and virtues of the dynasties, audiences learn about traditional Chinese culture.
Ms. Stanley also enjoyed the history and the way the stories were told through dance. “I love the variety of the different types of dance, and the way they are using their costumes, and the fans, and the different things as they dance.” she said.
She said she would tell colleagues to not miss the performance. “We don’t see anything like this in the American theater ... the movement, the fluidity of it, the athleticism, it combines everything, and on top of that, you have these incredible costumes, and colors. You just can’t beat it.”
