MIAMI—Shen Yun Performing Arts completed a successful run at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on Jan. 10 through Jan. 12 to an enthusiastic and impressed audience at every performance.
“The dancing was beautiful, the music was amazing, and the history behind the story is also very significant, especially in today’s times. What wins all the time? Love,” said real estate developer Peter Doremus.
Beautiful Music
The music of Shen Yun’s live orchestra generated much praise. Thornell Jones, Jr, an entertainment marketing professional, said, “The wonderful mix of Western instruments and Eastern instruments, traditional Chinese instruments, was definitely ear candy.”
Singer, composer, and TV presenter Minerva Borjas said, “The music is very powerful [and connects to an] indescribable, almost magical place.”
“All the images ... of divinity in the company of music, [it] makes you feel embraced by that divinity,” she added.
The Shen Yun program includes a solo performed by an erhu virtuoso, expertly captivating audience members with an instrument that has only two strings but a range that spans all of human emotion.
Freedom From Persecution
Many in the audience were aware of Shen Yun’s deeper message. Shen Yun’s story-based dance brings attention to the ongoing persecution of people of faith by the communist regime in present-day China.
This made an impression on Wayne Talamas, president of a health company. “We can learn from the Chinese how to be strong, how not to give up, because the persecution has been more extreme in China than anywhere,” he said.
Emmy-award-winning singer-songwriter Marger Sealey felt this deeply.
“As a Venezuelan, I see a reflection of what we’re living through, which is perfectly portrayed in this work. Many people can come and see Shen Yun and by understanding what’s happening in China, see what’s happening in my country and other parts of Latin America,” she said.
M.J. Bixby, an investor and a business owner, resonated with Shen Yun’s message of sharing the truth.
Spiritual Connections
Shen Yun is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company, with a mission to share the traditional culture of ancient China and present China before communism.
Charles Taylor, a pastor and entrepreneur, was moved by Shen Yun’s message of universal spirituality.
“The message of spirituality, the message of creation, the message of oneness, the message of unity, the message of love flowed through every song and every dance and every story, and I loved it,” he said.
“The spiritual message is so deep and beautiful that it’s like, it’s way more than just dancing and singing and performing. It’s not just the performance,” he said.
There are still opportunities to see Shen Yun Performing Arts in the Sunshine State. Florida is hosting Shen Yun in Lakeland, Tampa, Jacksonville, Orange Park, and Venice throughout January.
