ROCHESTER, NY—Shen Yun Performing Arts left professional caricature artist and cartoonist David Boyer inspired to go a step further in both his work and his heart after he took in the company’s Saturday performance at the Rochester Auditorium Theater.
“Some of the inspiration is to not be afraid to use a bold range of colors. A bold range of colors, I think, is very nice. Also, to be yourself and help others be their best,” he said of his impressions of the show’s theme.
“In other words, if somebody is a little weak or they’re shy, please help them be their best and help everybody grow to their best potential.”
That’s something Boyer looks already inclined to do. Besides working as a cartoonist, Boyer teaches others how to draw through glasses in schools, libraries, and art centers for kids from kindergarten to grade 12.
Shen Yun is known for its colorful costumes and innovative animated backdrop which at times interacts with the dancers on the stage. Boyer paid particular attention to these visual elements.
“I thought the backdrops were very, very well done—very well illustrated. And then also very animated, because then characters came from the backdrop to the stage. And then, you know, they lived, you know, as a real person on the stage—so I thought that was very clever.”
He said Shen Yun reminded him of important virtues like being a sincere person.
“We all should really be for the truth and we should not be afraid to express it. Because expressing it means expressing ourselves. So of course we should all live together in harmony and live together with nature. That, I think that’s very important.”
The artist said he loved the dance number Plum Blossom in which dancers depict the brave little flowers that bloom in the snow—a symbol of bravery and resilience to the Chinese people.
His wife Cindy also praised Shen Yun’s vocal soloists, who sang that night without a microphone or any amplification.
“The soprano was wonderful but so was the tenor as well, he was very good. We were sitting very high and the music just flowed up to us, it was beautiful,” she said.
“We could feel the energy, it was lovely.”
She said the show inspired her to think about where human civilization has been and where it is going and “to always hold the truth as the most important thing in your life.”
After its final Rochester performance, Shen Yun will next perform in Philadelphia Feb. 22-23. For more information visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
“Some of the inspiration is to not be afraid to use a bold range of colors. A bold range of colors, I think, is very nice. Also, to be yourself and help others be their best,” he said of his impressions of the show’s theme.
“In other words, if somebody is a little weak or they’re shy, please help them be their best and help everybody grow to their best potential.”
That’s something Boyer looks already inclined to do. Besides working as a cartoonist, Boyer teaches others how to draw through glasses in schools, libraries, and art centers for kids from kindergarten to grade 12.
Shen Yun is known for its colorful costumes and innovative animated backdrop which at times interacts with the dancers on the stage. Boyer paid particular attention to these visual elements.
“I thought the backdrops were very, very well done—very well illustrated. And then also very animated, because then characters came from the backdrop to the stage. And then, you know, they lived, you know, as a real person on the stage—so I thought that was very clever.”
He said Shen Yun reminded him of important virtues like being a sincere person.
“We all should really be for the truth and we should not be afraid to express it. Because expressing it means expressing ourselves. So of course we should all live together in harmony and live together with nature. That, I think that’s very important.”
The artist said he loved the dance number Plum Blossom in which dancers depict the brave little flowers that bloom in the snow—a symbol of bravery and resilience to the Chinese people.
His wife Cindy also praised Shen Yun’s vocal soloists, who sang that night without a microphone or any amplification.
“The soprano was wonderful but so was the tenor as well, he was very good. We were sitting very high and the music just flowed up to us, it was beautiful,” she said.
“We could feel the energy, it was lovely.”
She said the show inspired her to think about where human civilization has been and where it is going and “to always hold the truth as the most important thing in your life.”
After its final Rochester performance, Shen Yun will next perform in Philadelphia Feb. 22-23. For more information visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
