NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—College professor Marcelo Aoki purchased tickets to Shen Yun Performing Arts’ Jan. 15 matinee as a surprise for his wife after seeing an advertisement on TV.
For two weeks, Mrs. Aoki believed she was accompanying her husband to a sporting event, until they pulled up in front of the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts.
Everything unfolded exactly as Mr. Aoki had hoped, and the surprise was an unequivocal success. He described the performance as “a choreography with all the rainbow and the sky.”
“It’s amazing. It’s fantastic. The music, the costumes, the colors, and the choreography was amazing,” Mr. Aoki added.
According to the company’s website, Shen Yun’s live orchestra is the first in the world to permanently combine ancient Chinese and Western instruments. Mr. Aoki found the music both healing and “a good match” for the dances.
“It’s excellent. It’s elegant and palatable,” Mr. Aoki said. “Like you eat something very good for your body. It’s … like a French perfume—it goes to your mind.”
“It’s good, it’s fantastic. I was expecting something similar to that—the background and the figures, how they jump in the scene. It’s perfect,” he praised.
“I think the world needs to be more [in touch with the] art side. The technology [in] the show is a real testimony of this.”
Shen Yun’s innovative digital technology creates seamless interaction between the backdrop projection and the performers on stage. By extending the stage to infinite realms, this patented 3D invention brings to the audience storytelling without limits.
Finally, Mr. Aoki would like to congratulate all the artists on their successful performance and said he hopes to be here next season.
