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Dr. Wilson is a senior lecturer in International Relations at the London School of Economics, and Mrs. Wilson, a lawyer.
“Very exciting,” Mrs. Wilson said of the New York-based company’s performance, acclaimed for its mission to reawaken China's true heritage, desecrated under some 60 years of communist rule.
“A good mix for everybody—all sorts of ages. My son certainly enjoyed it; he's 8 years old,” Mrs. Wilson added. “We like the Chinese instruments, the mix between the Western and Chinese instruments.”
Shen Yun’s one-of-a-kind orchestra, with its all-original compositions, blends East and West like no other, according to the company’s website.
The distinctly Chinese sound of ancient instruments, like the erhu and the pipa, are bathed in a rich sea of Western strings, percussion, woodwinds, and brass. The result—two great classical music traditions producing one fresh, unexpected sound.
Mr. Wilson said he also very much enjoyed the show. “The costumes I think were superb. The dancing was excellent. Visually, very exciting. It was very entertaining and you learned a few things as well.”
Mrs. Wilson and her mother were both born in Britain, while her father hailed from Hong Kong.
She said the performance gave “a strong idea of Chinese culture, classic Chinese culture.” According to the Shen Yun website, "A performance by Shen Yun is a presentation of traditional Chinese culture as it once was: a study in grace, wisdom, and the virtues distilled from the five millennia of Chinese civilization."
Reporting by Chin Liang and Raiatea Tahana-Reese.
New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company will next perform in The Hague, Netherlands, at the Lucent Danstheater, on April 12 and 14. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
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