Shen Yun Review

I had the pleasure of attending the Shen Yun performance this past Saturday in Boise at the Morrison Center. The performance is beautiful, the technical proficiency impressive, and the first time they did their screen-to-stage transition I was impressed, for a moment it actually seemed as if the performer stepped from the screen onto the stage. Their movements and timing were exact throughout the entire night. What I really loved about the performance, though, was the way they used it to share their spirituality. Every year, Shen Yun changes the performances so it is never the same show twice. They have eight troops performing all over the world at any given time. Except for China. Shen Yun is not allowed to perform their traditional Chinese dance performances in China because of the spiritual nature of their message (and no doubt due to their critisism of the current governemt). They even had dances depicting what it is like for oppressed religious minorities living in China under the current government. Or as they called it, the "current communist regime." They depicted true events of government cronies beating and killing their own citizens simply because of their beliefs and for daring to share those beliefs with others. This was an impressive performance and look forward to attending again when they next come to Boise.
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