AMARILLO, Texas—Randa Jesko, an Assistant Director at United Way, was deeply inspired by the beauty and elegance of the classical Chinese dance showcased during Shen Yun’s performance at the Amarillo Civic Center on Jan. 7.
Accompanying her for the evening were Jamie Vaughan, a business administrator, and Judy Underhill. The three friends drove two hours from New Mexico just to attend the show.
“I thought [Shen Yun] was great. The language is beautiful and the dance was beautiful,” Ms. Jesko said, adding that though she doesn’t know too much about traditional Chinese culture, “the way that it was presented was beautiful.”
Now, in the safety of America, these New York-based artists are determined to bring China’s 5,000 years of divinely inspired culture back to life and share with everyone the beauty of China before communism.
Ms. Underhill, too, thought everything was beautiful. “The costuming was vibrant and fluid—the effects were really good, and the dancing was precise. It was well choreographed and executed,” she said.
According to the company website, Shen Yun’s patented 3D digital technology works together with the performers to “extend the stage to infinite realms” and brings to its audience “storytelling without limits.”
“They carried a lot of content in it. It was funny at times and dramatic at times—it was great. A great show.”
“It stirred something in your soul. That instrument really just gets very deep into a person’s spirit—it’s very surprising,” she said. “It’s a beautiful instrument, and [the musician] was expert at it. It was wonderful.”
Established in 2006, Shen Yun has grown rapidly from one to eight equally sized companies. This year, its artists are set to tour over 200 cities across five continents. With a brand-new program each year, Shen Yun is set to delight both new and returning audiences alike.
