DALLAS—Telecom company owner Chris Crowe and his wife Betty attended Shen Yun’s penultimate performance at the AT&T Performing Arts Center on Jan. 6.
“It was really spectacular. I’ve been wanting to see this show for 10 years. I see the poster in a restaurant that we go to every year. This is the year that we came, and I’m so excited to be here,” Mrs. Crowe said happily.
“I did not research or watch YouTube videos before coming because I wanted to be surprised. The show had everything. The classical dancing was absolutely beautiful.”
She especially enjoyed the piece where the dancers used their long sleeves as props. “It was just spectacular. Unexpected and spectacular,” she said.
Known as the “water sleeves,” they billowed and flowed like the gentle movement of water on stage. According Shen Yun’s website, they were originally a part of ancient Chinese feminine attire representing humility and grace.
“[This performance] is something I’ve never seen before. I’ve traveled and seen lots of things around the world. I’ve never seen anything like this,” Mrs. Crowe stated. “It was so moving to me that I wanted to cry—the sight, the sound, all of it.”
“It captured me. I was just so focused during those sessions,” he expressed. “The whole thing was great, and I thought the orchestra was second to none. It was fantastic.”
“The balance of the instruments was so well done. It was flawless to me,” he expressed. “The sound was so rich even though [the orchestra] was small. It’s just a perfect blend of instruments—very well done, very crisp, very precise, very rich.”
Referring to the spiritual element of the show, Mr. Crowe said he liked the concept that humans are all divine, waiting to be returned to the heavens by the Creator.
Mrs. Crow agreed and said that she had studied Reiki and knew that “a lot of creativity came from areas of divine.” She liked that Shen Yun’s performance echoed that idea.
“It was very captivating, and I was very pleasantly surprised that a whole show would be dedicated to the thought of where we all came from and where we’re headed too. It’s very interesting.”
