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Conrad Mercer, a software engineer, came on the invitation of his girlfriend Shevaun Quinn who visited China about half a year ago. Ms. Quinn, a project manager, who was interested in Chinese dance.
Ms. Quinn said during the interval “I loved it actually so far.”
Mr. Conrad commented “It’s been quite entertaining so far” and he said that Shen Yun gave him the impression that China had a rich culture with a long history.
Clothing has always been an essential part of China’s five-millennia-old, divinely bestowed culture, and Shen Yun dancers wear gorgeous, colourful hand-made garments.
Ms. Quinn was impressed by the costumes. She said “It’s very pretty. I liked the costumes, especially the long sleeves and the ribbons, yes it’s just a really good experience.”
The Shen Yun orchestra fuses Chinese and Western music, two of the world’s greatest classical music traditions. The result–two great classical music traditions producing one fresh, unexpected sound..
Mr. Mercer also appreciated the music “The music is really good.”
He was surprised by the hi-tech backdrops used during Shen Yun’s performances, and commented that "I think it does work actually, it adds a lot more depth to it."
Ms. Quinn said she certainly would recommend the show to her friends.
“I would say it is definitely worth coming along, it’s a really good performance and I had a really good night out.”
Reporting by Shar Adams and Ron Champagne.
Shen Yun Performing Arts International Company will perform one more show tomorrow evening in Canberra before continuing its 2011 World Tour to Taiwan. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
