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TAOYUAN, Taiwan—After watching the fourth show of Shen Yun Performing Arts International Company in Taoyuan, on March 14, Xu Wensin, the General Manager of Garden Wedding Company, was moved and said, “It’s really fascinating! It’s a performance of the century, including all aspects like the dance and actors’ flexibility, colors, and so on; it is an artistic show worth seeing.”
The Garden Wedding Company is a well-known wedding photography company in Taoyuan. The company also works on costumes. So Ms. Xu had special feelings for the colors in Shen Yun. “The colors of Shen Yun performance must come from heaven.”
She said, “The incredible, brilliant colors inspire us for our work in the art of wedding photography. It is very helpful for my creativity in making ceremonial dresses and innovations in color theory.”
“Whether the themes, the colors of the costumes, or the backdrops, in addition to the features of ceremonial dresses, there are plenty of colors of the sky, so they really gave me the sense that they came from gods,” said Ms. Xu.
But Ms. Xu enjoyed the music as well.
She exclaimed again and again that she was moved by the singing of soprano Jiang Min, “When she sang, the voice really surprised me. How can someone sing the high pitches so perfectly!”
Some of the pieces really struck her: “The first program really gave me the sense of ‘the divine,’ a very natural representation. [Another piece], Ladies of the Tang Palace is as elegant as a wonderland. It’s really a significant performing arts” company, she said.
General Manager 'Delighted' With Shen Yun
Founded in New York in 2006, Shen Yun Performing Arts Company aims to revive the original, divine culture of China. With top class dancers, choreographers, vocalists, and musicians from around the world, Shen Yun presents a memorable, all-new program every year.
Mr. Huang said that Shen Yun’s size and scale was a revelation to him. “Dance nowadays is not so large, not so spectacular!” he said.
He was also amazed at Shen Yun's hi-tech, exciting backdrops, which fused the stories and the dance. He said, “the dynamic backdrops merge with the dance, emphasizing the sense of three dimensions. It is very realistic!”
Shen Yun showcases pure classical Chinese dance in which female performers display the gentle, graceful characteristics of traditional Chinese women.
Mr Huang was full of praise. “All the female dancers were very graceful and beautiful,” he said. He also complimented the costumes and style of each dance performer, how they exuded classical beauty, leaving the audience with a relaxed and comfortable feeling.
Mr. Huang said his words could not really express his emotions but, “I feel very delighted at seeing such a fascinating show with my family. I’m very happy.”
Reporting by Yang Jia and Huang Caiwen.
New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts has three touring companies that perform simultaneously around the world. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
