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“The show was awesome, it was unbelievable,” said Mr. Jalil Bami, a diamond dealer from Philadelphia.
The New York-based Shen Yun, a non-profit organization, boasts three companies which tour North America, Europe, Oceania, and Asia simultaneously. Shen Yun brings to life China’s traditional culture through large-scale, choreographed dances and musical performances.
“I thought the performance tonight was wonderful. And I’m leaving tonight with a richer appreciation of Chinese history and Chinese culture,” said Mr. William George, CEO and President of HealthPartners, after seeing the show on Tuesday night, Feb. 22.
“I only wish the theatre was larger and more people could have seen it tonight,” he added.
“The choreography was unbelievable. It was just a wonderful, wonderful thing to watch,” Mr. George said.
In particular, “the costumes, seeing different aspects of different ethnic groups, the ladies who were dancing with the boxes, the ladies who were dancing with the drums, the funny man who was teasing all the other religious men—it was great,” he added.
Mr. George said that he learned that tumbling and somersault techniques originally came from Chinese classical dance, and not gymnastics, as he had originally believed.
Mr. Julian Fox, a marketing consultant, said the talented and acrobatic dancers were exciting to watch.
Ms. Irene Chervinsky said classical Chinese dance is different from any other form of dance.
“It’s really very beautiful and it's very interesting, the different dances, different ethnic groups,” she said.
Another Side of China
“That’s not usually done in ethnic presentation, that seems very courageous,” Mr. Fox said.
I’ve never seen the other side of China, said Mr. Jalil, who said he was in China recently shopping for diamonds.
"As a tourist, if you would have told me that people were being persecuted for their beliefs, I never would have believed it. Now I believe it.
“I think I'll go home and pray for China, for their freedom obviously,” he said.
“It is the most awesome people, and awesome culture. Unfortunately, the communism, as we all know what it can do to us,” lamented Mr. Jalil.
“It was eye opening, it was an awesome show. I recommend everybody should go see that,” he concluded.
Reporting by Frank Liang, Pamela Tsai, NTD Television and Andrea Hayley.
New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts has three touring companies that perform simultaneously around the world. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
