MIAOLI, Taiwan—Mr. Chen Chung-tsang, a painter named one of Taiwan’s national living treasures, said he had never seen a show’s backdrop as amazing as Shen Yun’s, and the whole show was uplifting and made him feel 20 years younger.
Shen Yun’s patented dynamic backdrop is indeed one-of-a-kind. It interacts with dancers on stage, which can both explain the story-based dances while bringing audiences into the stories.
“The dancers are stunning in coordination. They synchronized with each other so accurately. They danced using their full hearts. Oh, watching their dancing, I forgot who I am,” he said. “Where did I think I was? I felt I was dancing with them in those stories on the stage.”
“I’m very glad that I attended Shen Yun. I’m very happy now,” he said.
“Everybody should have a faith in their lives. We should have a life target as well. Then we will be happy spiritually,” he said with a big smile.
‘Nourishing Our Minds and Bodies’
“Shen Yun is fascinating and nourishing our minds and bodies. After attending Shen Yun, my brain works better. So, the show can open up our wisdom ,and activate our cells,” said Ms. Lin Chin-mei, a music teacher and a winner of the Taiwan Education Ministry’s Teacher Awards.Ms. Lin loved the music.
She said all Shen Yun artists are talented in her eyes, the musicians as great as the dancers, and together, they “coordinate with each other perfectly. And then we can enjoy this majestic show!” she said.
Ms. Lin appreciated the traditional values that Shen Yun delivers, such as loyalty, propriety, wisdom, justice, and benevolence—values that are universal and shared the world over.
“The fantastic Shen Yun purified our human hearts and cleansed our society,” she said. “We are lucky to attend the show. We are blessed. Many of my friends attended today.”
Each Shen Yun performance consists of nearly 20 vignettes, presented through highly-expressive art forms such as classical Chinese dance, original orchestral music performed live, soloists who sing in the bel canto tradition, animated digital backdrops, and more.
‘Divine Beings Dancing’
Entrepreneur Mr. Liu Chia-ming attended Shen Yun for the first time. He said: “The dancers’ movements are really like divine beings dancing. It’s a big pleasure to our eyes and hearts.”The name “Shen Yun” can be translated into the “beauty of divine beings dancing.”
“The show inspired us to be kind, and tried to bring us back to a perfect world that respects morality,” he said. “I think it will be the happiest thing if a person can take his sweetheart to attend Shen Yun.”
Mr. Liu said, after going home, he would tell all his friends to attend Shen Yun.
