Software Company Owner Enjoys Shen Yun Birthday Present

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—“I love it,” said Robert Scott of the Shen Yun Performing Arts New York Company show he attended at Rochester Auditorium Theater on Feb. 19.

“I think next time we'll have to bring our daughters, they would love this,” said Mr. Scott, who owns a software company.

He said he talked his wife, Margaret, into buying him a ticket to the show as a birthday present.

“It’s beautiful,” said Mrs. Scott. “I’ve never seen such vibrant colors before, and I really like the background with the performers up front. It’s really just stunning.”

“Yes, I like the mix of the performers when they go into the video and then come back in again,” agreed her husband, describing Shen Yun’s signature digital animated backdrops which interact with each piece being acted out on stage.

Mr. Scott said he also enjoyed the bilingual emcees.

“I loved the announcers, how they’re blending the English with the [Chinese] and they’re also just going back and forth—it’s not one and the other, it’s not repetitive—I like how they’re mixing it up,” he said during intermission.

Through classical Chinese dance, Shen Yun takes the audience on a journey through China’s 5,000-year history, presenting traditional Chinese culture from an era long gone.

“I’m learning a lot about the Gods—Buddha—and, I don’t know, I would call them angels, and monkey kings, and it’s just wonderful. It’s a good way to introduce us to a culture—I love it,” said Mrs. Scott.

“I should have brought my daughters, because they’re very into ancient culture too,” added her husband.

Reporting by Xin Xin Teng and Joan Delaney.