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COLUMBUS, Ohio—Bryan Hill, Vice President of Key Bank, was impressed by the spirituality and artistry of Shen Yun Performing Arts New York Company. Joined by Branch Manager Brent Voss, he attended Thursday evening’s performance at the Ohio Theatre. “It’s very beautiful,” he said.
The two bankers joined the highly appreciative audience that greeted the return of New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts to Columbus. Throughout the performances the audience kept enthusiastically clapping to show their appreciation.
Mr. Voss said that Shen Yun was not just entertaining: “I learned a lot about Chinese culture, and found it very enlightening. In fact, I can’t wait to go home and read more, and learn some more and tell everyone else that I've talked to about this show. I found it very enlightening, and absolutely beautiful, just with all the colors and the dancing. It’s just been a true delight! I absolutely loved it.”
He was visibly moved by the performances, The Opening of Heaven’s Gates and When Kings Followed the Creator to the Earth. “The story of us (Our Story), the opening story of the Creator (When Kings Followed the Creator to the Earth). Then just explaining a lot about, a little bit of the repression going on [in China] and what people are currently going through, I just found it very inspiring, and just the values of reaching out, befriending and accepting others, and all the different ethnicities that China has. I found it very neat and inspiring and I wanted to learn more.”
He elaborated on his response to the performance, When Kings Followed the Creator to the Earth. “I really thought that the colors were just spectacular, and the graphics! I just really didn’t think a lot about afterlife or different things like that. I thought it was very good … portraying values and wanting to return to the Creator in Heaven. I just found that it was very interesting and refreshing.”
Mr. Hill agreed, and said, “I like the performances about Heaven and the Creator and the purpose of life. I’m a believer, in that we have a destiny. I liked those stories. They are all interesting, but those I particularly enjoyed.”
One of the features that impresses audience members most is Shen Yun’s gorgeous handmade silk costumes, some of which span China’s dynasties and ethnic groups. Mr. Hill said he greatly enjoyed seeing them and, “I thought the costuming was really intricate, and the dancing very coordinated, it’s very beautiful. I really enjoyed the musical accompaniment as well.”
Reporting by Nancy Ma and Jeanmarie Lunsford.
New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts has three touring companies that perform simultaneously around the world. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
