SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—The George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater celebrated a gala event when Shen Yun Performing Arts arrived on March 23. Mary and David Pinson and their daughter Erin enjoyed the show. Mr. Pinson, a retired deputy sheriff, said: “I think it’s very beautiful, very energetic, tells a lot. Very beautiful to watch.”
The colors of the costumes also amazed her. “The colors are beautiful. The palette is extraordinary. It highlights the [dancers]. You can tell who the main characters are in the story that’s being portrayed. It’s mesmerizing.”
Mrs. Pinson could also see how everything in the production worked together. “I think that it looks very cohesive. The backdrop complements the dancers, and the dancers complement the background. It’s fabulously put together. It’s beautiful.”
“Storytelling has been my life,” she said. “Since I was a little girl, I’ve been writing and storytelling. I love it. I love painting a story of words. So this, to me, is the quintessential piece of storytelling. It’s phenomenal.”
Mrs. Pinson noted the spiritual insights of performers presented during the performance. “I am amazed at how the stories and the depiction of a creator; every culture has that element. Every culture has good versus evil. Every culture has the good guys always winning,” she said.
“There are good people out there who want to do good and to bring joy to everyone, which crosses every cultural barrier. We’re all part of a bigger plan. I love that we can bring cultures together that way,” Mrs. Pinson said.
Shen Yun Is Something Everyone Should See
Benjamin and Eldon Bohman attended Shen Yun Performing Arts with their wives and enjoyed the dances of traditional Chinese culture. Mr. Eldon Bohman, who sells steel slag aggregate and farm supplies, said, “I thought it was very beautiful. I’m not sure if I followed the political part of it, but it’s really beautiful.”“I'd be interested in the technology they used with it. I like also how they transition, jumping in and then flying out. So I thought the technology was pretty cool. As far as the picture of it, the quality is great. The quality is perfect,” he said.
He experienced different feelings during the performance. “I think different [dances] give different emotions. I think the one where it talks about communism coming in, I'd say to people, it still gives you a very sad emotion. And then with others, it’s a very optimistic, it’s a very comforting emotion. So throughout it, you’re pretty much on a rollercoaster of good and bad, and sad and excited emotions,” he said.
Mr. Benjamin Bohman took in some spiritual insights about traditional Chinese culture. “I think somewhat it is [spiritual] at a very high level. You can see through the spirit of the dance and the idea of the way that they interpret heaven,” he said.
For Mr. Bohman, Shen Yun was “vibrant and beautiful.” He complimented the performers on the beautiful performance. “They’re amazing. Congrats on hard work, because this doesn’t come easy to be able to dance and to be able to move like that. Even the artists who are performing in the orchestra, it doesn’t come from a year or two years, it’s decades and decades of hard work, so just amazing. Congrats.”
