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According to the Chinese zodiac, 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit, which starts Feb. 3 and ends Jan. 22, 2012. All over the world, celebrations will last for at least two weeks. But this year the Oceania-leg of Shen Yun’s 2011 World Tour will be even more meaningful for audiences down-under as Chinese New Year's day kicks off.
The New York-based company, acclaimed as the world’s premier company of classical Chinese dance and music, arrived straight from South Korea after shows were held in Busan, Daegu, and Goyang.
The Koreans took to Shen Yun's extraordinary presentations with a passion, such as CEO and Board Chairman Lee Sun-Jae who said, “This is the first time in my life seeing scenes like that, something I could not have seen elsewhere. I felt something I had never felt before, and it is truly eye-opening.”
And from an icon of the Korean film industry, Im Kwon-taek who praised the show for “demonstrating the divine magnificence, power, and mightiness in a limited time” adding that Shen Yun is “a must-see performance.”
Mr. Souk Choul Park, a professor of orchestral studies at the Catholic University of Daegu, was amazed with the high-tech digital backdrop scenes and thought the International Company Orchestra was sensational.
“I particularly had this kind of feeling today. The backdrops were so vivid, and their colors changed intriguingly in harmonization with the programs,” he said.
The full orchestral ensemble plays a captivating and unique fusion of ancient Eastern and classical Western instruments.
“I adore such a successful combination and very much hope that this kind of performance can be carried forward in the future.”
And as a matter of interest, according to Chinese tradition, the Rabbit brings a year in which you can catch your breath and calm your nerves, just as the hundreds of thousands of people who have experienced Shen Yun across the globe have said.
Shen Yun Performing Arts International Company will present shows in Auckland, Feb. 3-5; Sydney, Feb. 8-23; Melbourne, Mar. 1-6 and Canberra, Mar. 8-9. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
