Shen Yun Performs With ‘Perfection,’ Says Buenos Aires Theatregoer

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Shen Yun Performing Arts held a performance at the Teatro Ópera in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 19. Elena Sal, a senior bank analyst, said it was perfection.

“People should come to see it, that's for sure. Apart from the perfection with which they dance, you can also see that there is a very deep study behind all that,” Ms. Sal said.

Dedicated to reviving a culture once nearly lost, Shen Yun Performing Arts uses classical Chinese dance, live orchestra music, and an innovative, patented 3D backdrop—bringing stories from China’s 5,000 years of civilization to life.

“It is really wonderful, how it sounds, and all the musicians are excellent. And another thing, the rhythm seemed to be very well brought together. Because when [the artists] jump behind the stage into the animated screen, there is not a moment that is out of sync,” Ms. Sal said.

“I like the way they blended classical Western music with Chinese classical music, using their own instruments while also incorporating classical instruments we’re familiar with in the West. I’m very happy, I really enjoyed that connection,” said Sebastián Safar, an entrepreneur.

“I’m really surprised. I didn't really know what I was going to find in the show and yet, from the first moment, I was drawn in. The artists were incredible; the stories, the music, it was very nice. I am really happy,” said Daniel Carnaghi, a business owner. “I was surprised. I work with LED screens, and I was very impressed by the good definition, the seamlessness of the interaction between the screen and the artists. It was very nice.”

“[The performance] gave me a lot of peace, I saw them dancing and for me it was as if they were flying. That’s the feeling they gave me, like they were floating on the wind, carried away, and I thought that was just amazing,” said Patricia Oringo, a sales and internal administration head.

Ancient Chinese people believed their culture and values were bestowed by the divine. A culture the Chinese Communist Party has tried to systematically uproot since taking power in 1949. Shen Yun cannot perform in China because the performance shines a light on the brutal persecution of faith by the communist regime.

“Kindness, innocence, and temperance. The enduring presence of core values, and that we all come from Heaven. That is what they say. That there’s a mission we might not notice in our everyday lives, in the hustle of daily routines. It gets buried. But perhaps we’re here in this world for a reason,” Mr. Safar said.

“That scene where it portrays the repression they are going through just to be able to express this divinity, to be able to express their origin. The truth is that I found it truly tragic, and I hope that they can overcome that, because it is truly the essence of what they are,” Ms. Oringo said.

“Everything that has to do with freedom and spirituality also really stood out to me. It makes me want to understand how the millennia of Chinese culture worked,” said Daniel Presman, an entrepreneur.

Shen Yun will perform in Mexico City, Mexico, from May 1 through 4.
NTD News, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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