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VIENNA—Renowned engineer and inventor Ludwig Schenkir, knew that when the curtain opened to a stage exploding in colors that lit up stage, this was no ordinary show.
“It was fantastic. This show is something one doesn’t come across every day,” said Mr. Schenkir.
Mr. Schenkir was attending with his wife Silva, the world-acclaimed Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company’s unique presentation of ancient China through to China today.
The company, based in New York, brings to its audience an explicit desire to reawaken China’s 5,000 years of culture told through classical Chinese dance and music.
“Overwhelming! Such grace, such precision! Marvelous,” Mr. Schenkir enthused.
Mrs. Schenkir added “dynamic and very elegant” to her husband’s list of adjectives.
“The artists told about Chinese culture very well. The choreography is outstanding ... Also, the costumes harmonized so well. One could say that this is unique,” she said. “It [Chinese culture] is so different. It is so refined and of such high level.”
Integral to a Shen Yun performance, are stories from past to present portrayed by exquisitely costumed dancers, choreographed to match hi-tech animated backdrop scenes and a full orchestra playing a fusion of Eastern and Western instruments in original composition.
The couple was amazed by the artistic level the dancers presented.
“One imagines that they [the artists] exert themselves. How much training goes into this performance is very difficult to discern,” Mr. Schenkir said.
Classical Chinese dance is relatively new in the West, according to the company’s website. But beyond the rigors of tumbles, spins, twists and artistic expression, or the hours of voice and musical rehearsals, lies an infusion inner spirit, an inner light that exudes from the stage.
Mrs. Schenkir said, “They [artists] give so much. It is such pleasure to be here and see this show.”
Reporting by Heide B. Malhotra
New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts will be at the Wiener Stadthalle from May 1-4. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
“It was fantastic. This show is something one doesn’t come across every day,” said Mr. Schenkir.
Mr. Schenkir was attending with his wife Silva, the world-acclaimed Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company’s unique presentation of ancient China through to China today.
The company, based in New York, brings to its audience an explicit desire to reawaken China’s 5,000 years of culture told through classical Chinese dance and music.
“Overwhelming! Such grace, such precision! Marvelous,” Mr. Schenkir enthused.
Mrs. Schenkir added “dynamic and very elegant” to her husband’s list of adjectives.
“The artists told about Chinese culture very well. The choreography is outstanding ... Also, the costumes harmonized so well. One could say that this is unique,” she said. “It [Chinese culture] is so different. It is so refined and of such high level.”
Integral to a Shen Yun performance, are stories from past to present portrayed by exquisitely costumed dancers, choreographed to match hi-tech animated backdrop scenes and a full orchestra playing a fusion of Eastern and Western instruments in original composition.
The couple was amazed by the artistic level the dancers presented.
“One imagines that they [the artists] exert themselves. How much training goes into this performance is very difficult to discern,” Mr. Schenkir said.
Classical Chinese dance is relatively new in the West, according to the company’s website. But beyond the rigors of tumbles, spins, twists and artistic expression, or the hours of voice and musical rehearsals, lies an infusion inner spirit, an inner light that exudes from the stage.
Mrs. Schenkir said, “They [artists] give so much. It is such pleasure to be here and see this show.”
Reporting by Heide B. Malhotra
New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts will be at the Wiener Stadthalle from May 1-4. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
