WATERBURY, Conn.—Shen Yun Performing Arts performed its second performance at the Palace Theater, on Thursday night. It received three curtain calls and a standing ovation.
Ronald Webb, a financial adviser and president of Tri-bury (Woodbury, Middlebury, Southbury) Rotary Club, attended Thursday’s performance, saying he thought it was “very enlightening.”
“I think it gives a great insight into the Chinese culture,” he said.
Shen Yun seeks to revive China’s culture through the arts, using classical Chinese dance as its medium of expression, but also features colorful costumes and elaborate digital backdrops as its set, the New York-based company’s website says.
“I’m very pleased with the quality of the performance. The costumes are very brilliant. And everybody is very energetic. I enjoyed it very much,” Mr. Webb added.
The performers wear a variety of different costumes; every costume in a Shen Yun performance is presented with brilliant colors, displaying a splendid spectacle—from the Tang Dynasty to traditional Han couture, imperial dragon robes, and ethnic Manchurian, Tibetan, Dai, Mongol, and Uyghur wear, the company says.
“I liked the fact that they told the stories and then you get to see the artwork through the dance … so you can interpret it and appreciate it,” he added.
China boasts a history and culture that spans 5,000 years but most of it was destroyed during 60 years of communist rule, the company’s website says. Shen Yun aspires to tap into those ancient traditions that were all-but-lost.
Mr. Webb said he will “absolutely” go back and tell others about it. As a Rotary Club member, he said he will “tell them about it and tell them what they’ve missed and hopefully get them [to come.]”
Reporting by NTD Television and Jack Phillips.
Shen Yun has three companies touring the world. Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company will perform at the Palace Theater, Waterbury, through Friday, Dec. 30.
For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org.
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