STAMFORD, Conn.—Shen Yun Performing Arts plays all over the world and one comment that is common from the audience is the sheer beauty of the performance. Furthermore, audiences are awed by depth and breadth of China’s legacy from its 5,000-year-long history.
A “deep culture,” said Bob Green, a retired senior vice-president for a very large international insurance company. “It was thoroughly enjoyable, educational, and just very talented people,” he said.It was the first time Mr. Green had seen Shen Yun, and he described it as a very positive experience.
His wife Tami Green, a nurse, accompanied her husband to watch Shen Yun’s repertoire of classical Chinese dance and music at The Palace Theatre, in Stamford, on April 1, 2022.
“It was just beauty. It was just all beauty. I felt very peaceful,” Mrs. Green said.
The repertoire also includes colorful ethnic and folk dances from regions that range from the high plateau of Tibet to the grasslands of Mongolia.
“It was wonderful. I enjoyed so much learning about the Chinese culture. And I will read [Shen Yun’s program] cover to cover when I get home,” Mrs. Green said.
She was particularly enchanted by the storytelling element portrayed in the dances.
“I particularly loved the scenes where they performed a play. The dancing was fabulous but I particularly liked … the stories,” she said.
Shen Yun Dancers ‘Are Gorgeous’
Also in the audience was John Niccolls, an art director and graphic designer.“Absolutely wonderful. The choreography is phenomenal, [the] dancers are on point. They are gorgeous,” Mr. Niccolls said.
The artists of Shen Yun are trained in classical Chinese dance. The art form has thousands of years of history and is actually the root of many other art forms that we know today, such as gymnastics and acrobatics.
Mr. Niccolls felt full of joy as he watched the performance.“The colors are absolutely gorgeous. Brilliant colors. The representation of the earth and the flowers … and the animatronics. It’s amazing. [The performers] drop behind the stage and show up on the screen. It’s very, very wonderful,” he said.
Mr. Niccolls was describing Shen Yun’s patented backdrop technology which creates a seamless interaction between the digital projection and the actors on stage, a technique that draws the audience right into the action.
