University Professor: Soprano’s Voice ‘Touched Me Deep in My Soul’

TAOYUAN, Taiwan—Shen Yun Performing Arts is currently touring Taiwan as part of its 2011 World Tour, making it the fifth consecutive year that the New York-based company has toured Taiwan. Theatergoers from Taoyuan welcomed the world-class show with enthusiasm at a sold-out performance on March 12 at the Performance Center of Taoyuan County. Wang Xian-Lun, associate professor of International Business at Ming Xing University, particularly enjoyed the soprano saying, "The song at the beginning of the show touched me deep in my soul."

Mr. Wang said, "This is a show that I resonant with. The dance is very delicate and promotes the traditional divinely-inspired Chinese culture." Mr. Wang bought tickets to the show as soon as he learned that Shen Yun was returning to Taoyuan. He added, "After seeing the first half, I feel it is worth every penny!"

The second program of the night was soprano Jiang Min who sang Spreading True Words. Mr. Wang was very moved by the solo vocalist's performance and said, "Somehow I felt that my thoughts were touched by her emotion. That's very difficult to do. She touched my soul deeply. It was spiritual and the entire audience watched her attentively. It felt so wonderful.”

At the heart of a Shen Yun performance is classical Chinese dance, which is best able to bring to life the depth and richness of an ancient culture.

Mr. Wang said, "Each dancer has a very strict training and that is very moving."

He admired the performers, saying, "The costumes and the dance are very delicate and beautiful. The female dancers are graceful, feminine and poetic; the male dancers are masculine and strong.”

The audience honored the Shen Yun performers with two curtain calls. During the second curtain call, the whole theater stood still for 20 seconds and then the curtain slowly lowered and the audience reluctantly left the theater.

Reporting by Yue Yun and Sunny Chao.

New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts has three touring companies that perform simultaneously around the world. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org