An underwhelming and quite banal performance, staged by an organisation who intentionally mislead their (paying!) audience. They promise a spectacle of traditional dance and music, when actually they are just trying to promote their own religious ideas.
- A free programme is provided, at least 50% of which is glossy adverts for questionable partner organisations, who clearly have an agenda, some promising to educate your children in a 'virtuous' way. Alarm bells were ringing already!
- At one point a pianist accompanies a solo tenor, whose words are displayed in translation on a screen: "Behind atheism and evolution lurks Satan", or some such rubbish
- This isn't a show about history, or even politics; it's an attempt by religious people to co-opt you into sitting for 2 hours while they try to indoctrinate and convert you. And the most irritating thing is the fact I paid good money for it! And not a small amount, the tickets are relatively expensive, even for a major venue
- The dancing is repetative, every routine looks similar
- The music (composition and performance) is unaccomplished
- The costumes and staging were at least more interesting and detailed, but this did not in any way improve the experience.
In short, my experience was dreadful, and my advice is do not go and see it.
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Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world's premier classical Chinese dance and music company, established in New York in 2006. It performs classical Chinese dance, ethnic and folk dance, and story-based dance, with orchestral accompaniment and solo performers. For 5,000 years, divine culture flourished in the land of China. Through breathtaking music and dance, Shen Yun is reviving this glorious culture. Shen Yun, or 神韻, can be translated as: “The beauty of divine beings dancing.”See more
