WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y.—New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts is returning to Westchester County, N.Y. During the previous show, audience members were thrilled with the unique display of traditional Chinese performing arts.
“The program is wonderful, it’s beautiful, rich, enlightening,” said Ms. Martinez, a dance professor who teaches at a local college in New Brunswick, N.J., who saw the show earlier this year. “The dancers all look well-trained. ... It’s amazing, they all just look so beautiful, and they look like they just have a lot of energy.”
Mr. Mawson, a former Buddhist monk originally from England and now living in Westchester Conuty, saw the show in January. “I thought the show was wonderful. I was absolutely mesmerized by it.”
Also in the audience was Joan Walsh, the mayor of Harrison, N.Y. “Very enjoyable, and I’m impressed with how many [are] in the audience. The house is just about full—very good.”
Mayor Walsh continued, “I think every exposure you have to another culture is ... enlightening is not quite the word ... but the more we know the better it is. And to see how the expressions that they have—the short explanation they have in the beginning, which is good. So, yes, I think to be exposed to everything is very good. We are a multicultural country ...”
Shun Yun has also performed in other parts of the world.
Mr. Cai has been living with his family in Argentina for more than 10 years, and when Shen Yun made its way to South America, the Cai family went with their friends to the show. “It will help Western society to know how our Eastern culture, and for spreading our [traditional] values and moral standards [to] Westerners. It is a great thing. ... I really appreciate their great efforts.”
Ms. Tzur, an Israeli folk dancer, was fortunate to see a Shen Yun production in Edmonton, Canada. Ms. Tzur has performed in many cities, such as Toronto, New York, and Mexico City, with her dance troupe. She said the show was “really, really nice. The dancers were professional. The movement was excellent.
“They are really good dancers,” she said, praising their delicate hand gestures and the way in which many dancers were able to move in sync.
Shen Yun will perform next at the Performing Arts Center, Purchase College on Sunday, Aug. 2, at 7:00 p.m.
For more information, please visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
