TEL AVIV, Israel—“I have one word to say about the show—magic! I was sitting in the midst of magic. The show was amazing!” said Hedva Sadikaro, a partner in aviation companies and a member of the Aryeh Yehuda Israel Foundation, a unique community of philanthropic women for the promotion and empowerment of women and girls in Israel.
“And there are no words to explain the costumes. There is such an enormous variety of costumes, it’s so aesthetic, so bright, so amazing! The music also surprised me greatly. At first, I didn’t understand how one can combine East and West. But here, there was an extraordinary combination.”New York-based Shen Yun is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company. Since its inception in 2006, it has grown to have eight touring groups set to visit nearly 200 cities this season.
Each performance shows the breadth and depth of China’s 5,000-year history, with ancient histories and legends from various dynasties and dances from some of the 50-plus ethnic minority groups across China.
She says she had read about the subject beforehand and therefore knew about the organ harvesting that takes place in China. “In Israel, there is a professor who accompanies the subject,” she says, referring to Prof. Yaakov (Jay) Lavee, a transplantation specialist from the Sheba Medical Center.
Shen Yun ‘Once in a Lifetime’
“I would definitely recommend going to the show. It’s something you don’t see every day. It’s ‘Once in a lifetime.’”Sharon Abenhaim, who works in marketing at a gaming company, also felt it was magic.
“It was amazing. It was magical. I was constantly surprised—by the colors, by the music. I really enjoyed it,” she said.
“I thought about it during the performance. I said to myself—there’s no way they’re missing this performance! People who come to watch the show are exposed to the oldest culture in the world. It’s something that should be recognized.”
