WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—On April 29, leadership and business consultant Dug McGuirk, physician David Felker, and author and public speaker Heidi Rain enjoyed Shen Yun’s evening performance at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts together.
The friends were very excited to see Shen Yun for the first time. They thought the whole performance was “beautifully, beautifully done.”
“I’ve wanted to see [the show] for many years. Shen Yun [sends] a beautiful message. It is universal and it was wonderful to see the culture spread here, all the way, in the West,” Dr. Felker said. The performance encourages us “to be kind and be good.”
Given the chance, he’d like to tell the performers they’re “all beautiful and wonderful, and the amount of skill was fantastic.”
“I enjoyed every performance,” he said.
Using classical Chinese, folk, and ethnic dances, as well as solo musical performances, the artists tell tales from ancient times to the modern day.
Mr. McGuirk, on the other hand, loved Shen Yun’s “incorporation of technology.” He loved the company’s patented 3D backdrop that seamlessly blended live action on stage with the animations on the screen.
“Bringing in the screen and the clever way that it was all put together—it’s very visually stimulating. It’s beautiful,” he stated.
He also loved the powerful voice of Shen Yun’s soprano. He described her solo performance as “phenomenal” and “great.”
Ms. Rain, too, was impressed by the skill of the artists.
“I thought it was beautiful. I enjoyed all of the beautiful dancing. The amount of talent and athleticism that it took to dance so beautifully and seamlessly—it looked like there’s no effort when there’s tremendous effort. It’s perfect,” she said.
“It’s a beautiful example of [is it] the dancers being danced [by a higher power] or the dancers dancing? You can’t tell the difference between the two. It was beautiful. I loved it.”
As an empowerment speaker who strives to educate people on the impact of addiction on children, she is committed to preserving and fostering healthy families.
As a result, she especially loved the artists’ focus on spirituality and supported the company’s mission to bring back traditional culture.
“It’s a preservation of divinity. I felt the whole experience was a call to that—to stay present in your divinity. It was a beautiful demonstration. Everything was a reminder of that constantly throughout the performance. It was beautiful.”
“It’s a burning ember, and it’s up to each generation to carry the good and the beautiful from generation to generation. Very few people heed that call, and so it dies. It’s very important that we honor the people who hold the flame.”Reporting by Yeawen Hung and Jennifer Tseng.
