SYDNEY—A lecturer for international students thought Shen Yun Performing Arts International Company was nothing short of spectacular.
Deborah Pollock, who specializes in business studies, said the beautiful dances, digital backdrops and live orchestra made the audience feel like they were part of the performance.
“Spectacular, absolutely spectacular,” Ms. Pollock said after attending Thursday night’s performance at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre, Feb. 17.
She referred to the dance Plum Blossom, in which female dancers use elaborate fans to perform intricate movements depicting plum trees blossoming in the snow. To Ms. Pollock, the dance was “perfection.”
“It reflected the whole of the passion of the Chinese culture and it also picked up on the gentleness of the blossoms, and it actually portrayed the whole of the culture,” she said.
“I think the entire show kept moving. Unlike Western ballet, it carried through and it kept the audience moving throughout the whole story,” she added.
She said the bi-lingual explanations by the presenters helped bring the meanings across to a Western audience and said the digital backdrops were an element she had never experienced in a dance performance before.
“It was very fast, the backdrops were very beautiful and the whole 3D effect was something you don’t actually see in Western ballet,” Ms. Pollock said.
“I think it enhances the whole experience and it makes the audience actually feel like they are a part of the [performance] itself. It’s not, you are sitting there watching it—you actually feel you are part of the experience.”
She said the Shen Yun Orchestra, which combines Chinese and Western instruments, was “a great complement to the Chinese dance movement.”
Ms. Pollock said she would “absolutely come again” next time Shen Yun comes to Sydney.
Reporting by NTD Television and Ethan Yang.
Shen Yun Performing Arts International Company will perform at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre through to Feb. 23. Next stop is Melbourne, March 1-6. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
Deborah Pollock, who specializes in business studies, said the beautiful dances, digital backdrops and live orchestra made the audience feel like they were part of the performance.
“Spectacular, absolutely spectacular,” Ms. Pollock said after attending Thursday night’s performance at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre, Feb. 17.
She referred to the dance Plum Blossom, in which female dancers use elaborate fans to perform intricate movements depicting plum trees blossoming in the snow. To Ms. Pollock, the dance was “perfection.”
“It reflected the whole of the passion of the Chinese culture and it also picked up on the gentleness of the blossoms, and it actually portrayed the whole of the culture,” she said.
“I think the entire show kept moving. Unlike Western ballet, it carried through and it kept the audience moving throughout the whole story,” she added.
She said the bi-lingual explanations by the presenters helped bring the meanings across to a Western audience and said the digital backdrops were an element she had never experienced in a dance performance before.
“It was very fast, the backdrops were very beautiful and the whole 3D effect was something you don’t actually see in Western ballet,” Ms. Pollock said.
“I think it enhances the whole experience and it makes the audience actually feel like they are a part of the [performance] itself. It’s not, you are sitting there watching it—you actually feel you are part of the experience.”
She said the Shen Yun Orchestra, which combines Chinese and Western instruments, was “a great complement to the Chinese dance movement.”
Ms. Pollock said she would “absolutely come again” next time Shen Yun comes to Sydney.
Reporting by NTD Television and Ethan Yang.
Shen Yun Performing Arts International Company will perform at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre through to Feb. 23. Next stop is Melbourne, March 1-6. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
