SAN FRANCISCO—”It’s been fantastic,” said Mr. Tim Brinkman, an angel investor, who attended Shen Yun’s performance at the SHN Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco on Friday, March 22.
Mr. Brinkman sat in the second row of the main floor and was impressed by the dancers’ movements.
“The fluidity is what surprised me the most, how rapid the movements are, but you can’t see it. When they’re floating across the stage it’s almost like they’re on rollers but they’re not. It’s very impressive.”
For Mr. Brinkman, the digitally-projected screen was an entirely new experience. He said he had “never seen anything in terms of the screen with the backdrops and the actors jumping on stage.” He especially remembered the vignette Sand Monk Is Blessed, in which there was a huge running river in the backdrop.
Shen Yun’s backdrops are digitally projected. They transform the stage to different times and realms drawn from Chinese history, legends, and myths.
Mr. Brinkman said he highly recommended Shen Yun.
Business Leader and Wife Entertained by Shen Yun
Mr. Charles Berman was also in attendance on Friday night with his wife Brandy. Mr. Berman has 30 years of experience as a business executive holding positions such as CEO, COO, president, and EVP for various firms.
Mr. Berman commented that the staging was good and he loved the music. The cultural aspect of the performance was also of special interest to Mr. Berman.
“[The performance] represented a lot of culture over a long time in China, which none of us were familiar with. That was interesting. It was entertaining; we enjoyed it,” he said enthusiastically.
Mrs. Berman was equally excited about the performance.
“The costumes were gorgeous. The dancing was phenomenal. The precision of the dancing was fabulous,” she exclaimed.
Mrs. Berman said she would tell her friends to go and see the show.
Reporting by Gary Wang, Christian Watjen, and Maria Chow
New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts has three touring companies that perform simultaneously around the world. Shen Yun Performing Arts International Company is performing in San Francisco, at the SHN Orpheum Theatre, March 20-24. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
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