BOSTON—Shen Yun Performing Arts gave another rousing performance at the Boch Center Wang Theatre to an appreciative audience on April 5.
Saurabh and Muhua Mukherjee regularly enjoy stage performances and discovered how much they enjoyed Shen Yun.
“We have always seen a lot of performances from the Broadway theaters and Europe and America, but this time seeing an ancient Chinese performance was fantastic. It’s a very new, exhilarating experience for me and my family,” said Mrs. Mukherjee, a consultant.
Shen Yun features a live orchestra with Western and Eastern instruments playing harmoniously together. There are also some solo instrument performances.
Mrs. Mukherjee said, “It felt very good. It felt really good. We closed our eyes and felt very good about it.”
“Yes, absolutely. It was very, very beautiful,” Mr. Mukherjee said.
He was surprised that modern gymnastics is derived from traditional Chinese dance, as was explained by Shen Yun’s hosts.
“I loved when the narrative came in that people believed that these were [modern] gymnastics, but it was from ancient Chinese dance. [Gymnastics originated from] dance from thousands of years ago. ... So it was very, very nice to know about the ancient Chinese culture,” he said.
The skill level and techniques of the performers amazed Mr. Mukherjee.
“I think what was amazing is their entire, I would say, consistency. They were absolutely perfect in the synchronization of everybody. That was super beautiful.”
“Their hand movements with the flow of the material that they had in their hand, the way they were getting the cloth back to their hand and again sprawling it across—It was beautiful,” Mr. Mukherjee said, referring to the dance of the ‘Water Sleeves.’
“They were so much in sync. Any dance form with so many dancers together, when it comes together in synchrony. ... So it’s very, very beautiful,” he said.
He said a beautiful message was delivered to his heart.
“The one that I got was letting go, letting go of a lot of things and consuming yourself in your inner strength. Inner awareness is what I got from [the dances].
He said people need to “see within” to get strength as a human. “It’s amazing. I love the message to be true to your culture, and be true to your soul. I think the messaging that came across was very, very beautiful.”
