SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Mr. Simon, Director of Multicultural Affairs for the Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau, took in the Shen Yun Performing Arts show at the Sacramento Community Center Theater on Monday Jan. 10.
“I’ve seen a lot of shows, I’ve produced shows myself, so production on this show was awesome,” Mr. Simon said.
“The combination of dance, and then of course the computer, or the electronic components that they were able to incorporate into the show, phenomenal,” he said, referring to the state-of-the art animated backdrops used throughout the show.
Mr. Simon thinks that although it is said that music is the international language, dance can also transcend language barriers and appeal to people of all cultures.
“It’s music and dance [that are international languages] if you ask me, and I think they relayed that very well, and you could feel some of the pain.
“The dance showed you a piece of it that if you thought about it you could really feel what was being done to these folks and the expressions through dance was awesome.
Mr. Simon organized Sacramento’s first Juneteenth Festival, a celebration of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, in 2001, and has been organizing the festival each year since then. The festival draws in crowds of close to 10,000 people each year.
He commended Shen Yun’s live orchestra, which combines Western and Chinese classical instruments, saying that it helped the audience “feel the dance.”
“The music was a part of dance, I think the music makes the dance, so the music you can actually feel it. I definitely felt it.”
Shen Yun Performing Arts is a New York-based classical Chinese dance and music company. One of the most celebrated features of Shen Yun is storytelling through dance performances, stories ranging from ancient Chinese legends to modern tales of courage.
“I was very impressed with the show for the ability of the group to relay the oppression that some of the Chinese folks have been under in China,” Mr. Simon said, referring to the two dance performances showing the persecution of Falun Gong, a peaceful spiritual practice, in today’s China under the communist regime.
“To relay that message in a positive way, as well as to continue to inform others about the oppression through dance ... makes you reflect on some of the oppression.”
With reporting by Abraham Thompson.
Shen Yun Performing Arts New York Company will perform one more show in Sacramento on Jan. 12.
For more information, please visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
“I’ve seen a lot of shows, I’ve produced shows myself, so production on this show was awesome,” Mr. Simon said.
“The combination of dance, and then of course the computer, or the electronic components that they were able to incorporate into the show, phenomenal,” he said, referring to the state-of-the art animated backdrops used throughout the show.
Mr. Simon thinks that although it is said that music is the international language, dance can also transcend language barriers and appeal to people of all cultures.
“It’s music and dance [that are international languages] if you ask me, and I think they relayed that very well, and you could feel some of the pain.
“The dance showed you a piece of it that if you thought about it you could really feel what was being done to these folks and the expressions through dance was awesome.
Mr. Simon organized Sacramento’s first Juneteenth Festival, a celebration of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, in 2001, and has been organizing the festival each year since then. The festival draws in crowds of close to 10,000 people each year.
He commended Shen Yun’s live orchestra, which combines Western and Chinese classical instruments, saying that it helped the audience “feel the dance.”
“The music was a part of dance, I think the music makes the dance, so the music you can actually feel it. I definitely felt it.”
Shen Yun Performing Arts is a New York-based classical Chinese dance and music company. One of the most celebrated features of Shen Yun is storytelling through dance performances, stories ranging from ancient Chinese legends to modern tales of courage.
“I was very impressed with the show for the ability of the group to relay the oppression that some of the Chinese folks have been under in China,” Mr. Simon said, referring to the two dance performances showing the persecution of Falun Gong, a peaceful spiritual practice, in today’s China under the communist regime.
“To relay that message in a positive way, as well as to continue to inform others about the oppression through dance ... makes you reflect on some of the oppression.”
With reporting by Abraham Thompson.
Shen Yun Performing Arts New York Company will perform one more show in Sacramento on Jan. 12.
For more information, please visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
