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Show Hostess Says About Shen Yun: ‘I Wish It Could Go On Forever’

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Show Hostess Says About Shen Yun: ‘I Wish It Could Go On Forever’
Parmeet and Nitish Kamra enjoyed Shen Yun’s evening performance at Queen Elizabeth Theatre on March 22, 2024. NTD

VANCOUVER, Canada—On March 22, Parmeet Kamra, a news journalist and show hostess, along with Nitish Kamra, a real estate agent, eagerly attended Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time at Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

“When I came to Canada six years back, every year I wanted to watch Shen Yun but it never happened. By God’s grace or maybe good luck, I got the tickets this year,” Ms. Kamra said excitedly.

“Everything was so amazing. It was incredible. The stories, the performance, the flips, the music, the expression—you name it and they have it. The graphics were so nice, and even if you don’t understand the language, it’s the language of art which speaks to you,” she added.

“It was a really enjoyable and amazing performance.”

New York-based Shen Yun was established in 2006 by leading Chinese artists dreaming of reviving China’s 5,000 years of divinely inspired culture.

Through a series of classical, ethnic, folk, and story-based dances, as well as solo musical performances, Shen Yun is rediscovering and sharing with the world the lost beauty of pre-communist China.

To meet popular demand, Shen Yun has grown to include eight equally sized companies that tour the world simultaneously each year. The company is slated to visit over 200 cities across five continents in 2024.

Ms. Kamra has always loved dance and takes every opportunity to see it. For her, Shen Yun is special because she loved the dancers’ expressivity and movements “couldn’t find a single mistake.”

“Little fumbles—nothing like that,” she said. “It really amazes me. I think they have year-round practice. It’s so smooth—just like the water flowing and the stream falling,” she said.

“I was just so amazed for the last two hours, and I wish it could go on forever.”

Shen Yun’s artists are highly trained in classical Chinese dance. Dating back thousands of years, it is one of the most athletic and expressive art forms in the world.

According to the Shen Yun website, the classical Chinese dance we see in China today is heavily mixed with military and modern dance styles. And only at Shen Yun can you find it performed in its purest form—the way it was originally passed down through the generations.

Mr. Kamra, who is from South Asia, said his country has a very rich culture as well. So, “it was nice to see a neighboring culture” that is equally vibrant.

“The basic [values] are all the same—to do good for other people. [All] traditional cultures taught the same thing. I really liked that,” he said, adding that he would for sure recommend Shen Yun to his friends.

“I definitely want to say that they’ve missed something if they have not watched this. I want to say to everyone that if you’ve got a chance, just come and have an amazing time here.”

Ms. Kamra said she wanted to tell Shen Yun artists that they have done a great job.

“The credit goes to the designers and the choreographers—the artists realized their vision and presented us the stories in an art form that is really good,” she said.

“I really hope this kind of ancient, genuine, original art—we get to know more about it. We should share it, explore it, and everybody in the world shouldn’t forget their roots.”

Reporting by NTD and Jennifer Tseng.
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts. We have covered audience reactions since Shen Yun’s inception in 2006.
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