Erik Horowitz, who owns Bygge, an AI consulting business, said, “The costumes, the decorations were unbelievable. The music was really good as well.”
Mr. Horowitz said, “I’m learning a lot from it, which I like a lot. It’s good to see the music and the [dance] pieces that are available here, but you can’t see [it] anywhere in Mainland China.”
He especially liked “Water Sleeves,” a dance which, according to Shen Yun’s program, “takes place in a resplendent lakeside pavilion … Silky sleeves trail in each motion’s wake, rippling and flowing, painting a picture of fluidity from which they got their name.”
Mr. Horowitz said, “I’m open to all types of different religions and spiritualities. It’s always cool to see different people portray, highlight, and illustrate their own religions.”
He said he “would recommend it to anybody. I’m lucky that I was able to see it. It’s the last day in the city today.”
He noted the full house and enthusiastic reactions and applause. “Everybody’s there, and you can tell everybody’s really engaged and enjoying it. You hear the gasps when a different scene is set.”
Mr. Horowitz would encourage people to see Shen Yun. “I would just say it’s very eye-opening and it’s very colorful.”
Craig Booth found the performance “very entertaining” and “cutting edge". It was his first time seeing a performance.
Shen Yun’s mission is to revive traditional Chinese culture before communism. The audience is introduced to the spiritual lessons and stories of Chinese culture.
Mr. Booth said, “The message is great because you get to see the history of a country that you didn’t know before.”
He appreciated “a lot of the acrobatic moves, not the jumping, but the acrobatic moves and the history of it.”
Mr. Booth said he would describe Shen Yun to others as “exhilarating, exciting, educational, and a lot of history.”
