SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS REVIEWS

Korean Publisher Encourages Families to See Shen Yun Together

Feb 19, 2023

SEOUL, South Korea—The publisher of Korea Andong Daily appreciated Shen Yun Performing Arts for delivering important values to audiences. He suggested families attend Shen Yun together, which he thought was “very meaningful.”

“The traditional culture and values that Shen Yun presents will benefit and help a lot of people. It made us think about how we should live,” said Mr. Cho Chung-yeol.

Mr. Cho had been surprised when many of his friends said they love Shen Yun. After attending the Performing Arts at the Theater of Korea in Seoul on Feb. 18, he said he understood the reason.

“I felt my body and soul were maximumly purified,” he said. “I believe more people attending Shen Yun will benefit our country and our society a lot.”

Mr. Cho talked about Korean society, which used to emphasize loyalty to the country, the emperor, generals, friends, and family, respect for older generations, and taking care of young generations.

“Now all this loyalty and morality systems are collapsed,” he said. “Shen Yun presented all these good virtues. It’s so good. I believe these traditional values, such as those who do good are blessed for it, while those who do bad things will face payback, loyalty, and family, will be cherished by people in the world in the future.”

New York-based Shen Yun is the world’s top classical Chinese dance company, and has a mission to show the beauty and goodness of “China before communism.”

Mr. Cho said he enjoyed the art deeply.

“The 3-D dynamic backdrop is wonderful. The live orchestra has both Eastern and Western instruments. The dancers are full of energy and vitality. This is a fantastic show,” he said. “The performance has a very strong energy field. The contents are very enchanting.”

Mr. Cho said he was fascinated by Shen Yun.

“The dances are very elegant and vivid. I watched with gusto,” he said.

For 5,000 years, China’s civilization was built on values and virtues from the spiritual teachings of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, virtues like loyalty, propriety, wisdom, justice, and benevolence—values that are universal and shared the world over.

‘On the Frontline’

Mr. Jang Hee-chan, the president of an IT platform, said he learned a lot from Shen Yun.

“After attending Shen Yun, my parents and I left the theatre hand-in-hand,” he said, adding that he understood more about how to respect parents after attending Shen Yun.

Mr. Jang was touched because “I have received a lot of good influence about compassion.” He said attending Shen Yun once per year isn’t enough. He hoped that could attend Shen Yun more frequently “to be influenced by the compassion.”

He said Shen Yun also has the most advanced technology.

“Watching the dancers travel back and forth between the stage and the backdrop, I felt that I was standing on the frontline of the digital times. It’s great,” he said.

Mr. Jang said Shen Yun is great in both art and values. He suggested: “You have to attend Shen Yun at least one time in your life.”

Each Shen Yun performance consists of nearly 20 vignettes, presented through highly-expressive art forms such as classical Chinese dance, original orchestral music performed live, soloists who sing in the bel canto tradition, animated digital backdrops, and more.

‘As Fabulous as a Dream’

Lawyer Mr. Lee Jong-chan was impressed by Shen Yun’s beauty.

“The colors are saturated and gorgeous. The costumes created dreamlike atmospheres. The female dancers are magnificent and incredibly beautiful,” he said. “They are the best dancers in the world.”

“The choreography is so natural but is as fabulous as a dream. The dynamic backdrop coordinates with the stage so closely and accurately. I felt it’s very three-dimensional,” he said.

Mr. Lee said Shen Yun is for everybody in the world.

“I hope everybody will be attending Shen Yun,” he said. “I felt I was very lucky to have this chance of attending Shen Yun today.”