MADISON, Wisc.— “I thought Shen Yun was excellent,” said Herinda Schock, an international marketing coordinator. She attended the performance at the Overture Center for the Arts on May 7, with Rosie McCormick, an elementary school teacher. They both found the Shen Yun Performing Arts New York Company’s performance to be wonderful!
New York-based Shen Yun brings to life divinely inspired traditional Chinese culture through classical Chinese dance, traditional folk and ethnic dances, orchestral music that combines traditional Western and Eastern instruments, and award-winning opera-style soloists.
“The dancing was fantastic and … the outfits were just gorgeous, really wonderful,” Ms. Schock said.
“The music is beautiful, and it really enhances the dancing, which was spectacular, wonderful,” said Ms. McCormick.
Ms. Schock was moved by the vocal solo “A Sacred Song.” She explained, “The third person that was singing, the soprano, she brought tears to my eyes. It was so moving and so fantastic.”
“For 5,000 years divine culture flourished in the land of China. Humanity’s treasure was nearly lost, due to the Chinese communist party rule. Shen Yun is bringing back this glorious culture from ancient times to the present day,” according to the Shen Yun website.
Since the three touring companies of Shen Yun are based outside China, the country’s traditional culture, presented from ancient to current times, can be presented through dance and song.
Ms. Schock thought the performance ended well with the last dance Divine Mercy. A battle between good and evil develops to the point of calamity, yet in the end, heaven protects the good.
A “good ending.” Ms. Schock said. “It’s hopeful.”
Reporting by Teresa Yin and Cat Rooney
Shen Yun performs in Chicago for Mother’s Day weekend, May 10-12.
Shen Yun Performing Arts, based in New York, tours the world on a mission to revive traditional Chinese culture. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org.
The Epoch Times considers Shen Yun Performing Arts the significant cultural event of our time. We have proudly covered audience reactions since Shen Yun’s inception in 2006.
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