“This performance is amazing from educational point of view, and for the artistic values,” said Ms. Park after attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the National Theater of Korea in Seoul on Feb. 15.
Ms. Park is one of the 84 lifetime members of the Korea Academy of Arts. She is the winner of 2021 Highest Dancer Award of Republic of Korea and many other dance awards. As an experienced dancer, she enjoyed Shen Yun.
“The dances are very powerful. The dancers’ physical expressions are very rich,” she said. “Each program is concise but includes many techniques and values. One performance presents a variety of classical Chinese dances, which made me feel my two eyes aren’t enough.”
She said she was impressed. “You won’t feel bored at all. I was very touched by the dances. I learned a lot from them,” she added.
Ms. Park said Shen Yun is like a myth.
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“I was mesmerized by the nice principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance, and the beautiful colors,” said Mr. Hwang Kyu-wan, the president of the Seokkyung Ancient Art Institute.Mr. Hwang is an artist who creates moon jars, a type of traditional Korean white porcelain. After saw a Shen Yun commercial online, he invited several friends and attended together.
Mr. Hwang said that arts can influence people, so arts must deliver positive meaning that can encourage and inspire people.
Mr. Hwang said the current Korean society needs truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance, “especially the young generations.”
“I definitely will attend Shen Yun next year,” 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.
“This is the first time in my life that I saw a dynamic backdrop that can interact with dancers. It’s very interesting and entertaining,” he said. “The dancers jumped into the backdrop from the stage and then flew into the air. Sometimes, they flew down from the sky in the backdrop, and then walked out of the backdrop to the stage. The design is so mysterious. It’s very advanced.”
“Shen Yun is amazing!” he said. “I still feel like I am inside the theater and I am floating on Shen Yun’s stage.”
Mr. Hwang was amazed by the coordination he saw in Shen Yun, in which the live orchestra, backdrop, and stage worked perfectly and accurately with each other.
“There are more things that I admire in Shen Yun. This is a large-scale production. Even when all cast members are very experienced, some of them may have some faults, but I didn’t see any fault in Shen Yun. From the music and lighting, to props, everything is perfect. This is incredible,” he said. “Every moment of Shen Yun is very perfect.”