Shen Yun ‘Exhilarating’ Says Musician
Rodney Middleweek after attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at Sydney's Capitol Theatre. (Courtesy of NTD Television)
SYDNEY—Printer and musician Rodney Middleweek said “I feel a much better person after coming to see Shen Yun.” That was after the performance of Shen Yun Performing Arts New York Company in Sydney’s Capital Theatre on Tuesday evening, May 1.
Shen Yun Performing Arts was born in New York in 2006 states the program book with a mission to reclaim and renew the true, divinely-inspired cultural heritage of China.
Mr. Middleweek was the drummer in a band of four “The Union of Jack”, which was regarded as the top band in Canberra in the years 1967-71.
He enjoyed the performance to the full. “I thought the show was exhilarating” he said.
Mr. Middleweek was at first not so sure about the sounds mixing of Eastern and Western music, but after hearing it, he said “I was just dumbfounded at the overall sound, it was just magnificent.”
The ability to seamlessly blend the disparate sounds of East and West into one fresh, harmonious sound is what makes Shen Yun Performing Arts Orchestra unique, according to the company’s website.
Mr. Middleweek said that he only came to listen to the music, but “the dancing was so incredible,” he said, “that I missed all of the music because I was watching all of the dancing. It was quite amazing.”
Reporting by NTD Television and Ron Champagne.
Shen Yun Performing Arts, based in New York, tours the world on a mission to revive traditional Chinese culture. Shen Yun Performing Arts New York Company will be in Sydney Australia through May 6.
For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org.
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts.
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