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ANU Associate Director Calls Shen Yun ‘Absolutely Brilliant’
Dave Richardson escorts two young ladies to Shen Yun Performing Arts in Canberra. (Steve Xu/The Epoch Times)
CANBERRA, Australia—David Richardson, associate director at the Australian National University, went along to see the opening night performance of Shen Yun Performing Arts playing at the Canberra Theatre on April 17.
Not really knowing what to expect, Mr. Richardson called it “absolutely brilliant.”
Based in New York, Shen Yun Performing Arts was established in 2006 with the mission of reviving 5,000 years of divinely inspired Chinese culture.
“[It was] much better than I anticipated it to be, as it was the young ladies that wanted to come along.” Being a man, he said he wasn’t quite sure whether it would be his thing, but said, “It’s absolutely fantastic, I’m really enjoying it.”
When trying to recall what stood out for him, he said with a laugh: “[I’m] still processing it all. The whole thing, it kept moving so quickly and there are so many different things going on … It’s just very, very good. I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed it.”
He said he enjoyed the dance as well as the music played by the Shen Yun Orchestra that combines traditional Chinese and classical Western instruments to produce a unique, harmonious sound.
Mr. Richardson also enjoyed the display of China’s rich, authentic 5,000-year-old culture and the performance by erhu virtuoso Xiaochun Qi who played “A Song for the Heart.”
The erhu is a two-stringed Chinese instrument known for its melancholic and hauntingly beautiful sound that stirs the soul as few instruments can.
Mr. Richardson said: “The lady who was playing the instrument up on stage … There was something about that. It really just sort of grabbed you and made you listen to it.
“It really moves you at the end of the day. It’s emotional. You are sort of watching everything and then that just sort of made you stop and think. That’s really good.”
Reporting by Steve DJY and Anna Stute.
Shen Yun Performing Arts, based in New York, has three touring companies that perform simultaneously around the world, with a mission to revive traditional Chinese culture. Shen Yun Performing Arts New York Company will give one more performance at the Canberra Theatre on April 18 and then the company performs in Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand, April 20-24.
For more information visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts.
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