Though this was Mr. Jordan’s first time watching Shen Yun, he had already heard high praise from his colleagues, who were returning audience members.
“Overall, it was a really fun time and I’m really glad that I came out and saw it.”
As one of the oldest civilizations in the world, China’s 5,000 years of history is filled with breathtaking legends and rich traditions. Yet, within just a few decades of the Chinese communists’ rise to power, this magnificent culture was almost destroyed.
Today, the New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts is working to revive this lost civilization and bring back to the world through dance and music, the beauty of China before communism.
“I thought that was really cool. I’ve never seen that before,” he said. “I’ve heard traditional Chinese music before but [the erhu] really helped to tell the story.”
Reflecting on the almost complete destruction of traditional Chinese culture by the ruling communist regime in present-day China, Mr. Jordan said he wasn’t aware of the situation at all before stepping into the performance, so “it was really interesting to learn about it. Beyond just entertaining, [Shen Yun] was really informative.”
For its 2025 touring season, Shen Yun’s eight equally-sized companies will be performing in over 200 cities across five continents. Met with wide acclaim since its establishment in 2006, the company can be expected to return each year with a brand-new set of choreography and musical compositions.
