NEWARK, N.J.—The audience at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center was loving every set of Shen Yun Performing Arts on May 3.
Gary Musciano, owner of an architectural firm, said this was his first time at a performance. “Very nice. Very exhilarating. A good message. Beautiful choreography,” he said. He called the overall production “very professional. I like it.”
“It’s a 5000-year-old culture, and very, very beautiful,” he said. “It’s a shame that communism ruined it.”
This was the second time Mrs. Musciano attended Shen Yun. “Yes, I like it very much. I came with my friends, and I thought that I'd like to bring my husband to see it. The costumes are beautiful. [Regarding] the choreography, and they’re all in step with each other,” she said.
“Yes, yes, yes. I like the 3D projection with the people jumping in and out of the screen and back. It’s very entertaining,” Mrs. Musciano said.
The couple heartily agreed they would tell others about Shen Yun. “I'd recommend it. I think we want to bring our grandchildren here, too, to see it,” Mr. Musciano said.
China’s Culture Before Communism Is ‘Interesting’ and ‘Important’
Jim Talamini, a contractor for federal hospitals, loved “the artistry but mostly the costumes.” He called the performance “very active, very colorful and informative.”
Shen Yun shares “more than a message. It’s explaining what was before communism, before it was historically washed away,” he said.
“Communism has been in existence almost my whole life. My whole life. So, I haven’t seen anything like this, or somebody trying to explain what it was before communism. So, it’s interesting, it’s important,” he said.
Mr. Talamini said sharing China’s culture is significant. “I would think it’s very important, especially to the Asian Americans that live in this country.”
