EDMONTON, Canada—Shen Yun Performing Arts opened its second show at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium on the evening of April 19. Sitting in the audience was company director Kenneth Dyck, who had a wonderful time.
“I love the show, very interesting, very colorful, very precise, very professional,” he said.
“The choreography, the singer, the musicians, very well, very coordinated. The choreography is just incredible. Very, very impressed.”
Its program is comprised of a series of short pieces that take its audience on a ride through the dynasties and across the vast regions of China. Using classical Chinese, folk, and ethnic dances, as well as solo musical performances, Shen Yun tells tales from ancient times to the modern day.
Mr. Dyck especially enjoyed the baritone’s solo performance because he had “never seen [singing] in person like that.”
“Just the strength of his voice and the sound of his voice was very impressive. I’ve never experienced that before,” he added. “Very powerful voice, very strong voice, very impressive.”
Since the singer sang in Chinese, Mr. Dyck was happy to see that there were English translations of the lyrics projected on the company’s 3D backdrop. He loved how spiritual the program was.
For 5,000 years, China’s civilization flourished under the shared belief that the divine will bless those who uphold traditional moral values. Tragically, within just a few decades of the communist party’s violent takeover, these beliefs were erased and replaced with atheism.
Though Mr. Dyck is of a different faith, he appreciated the artists’ dedication to expressing their beliefs. He resonated deeply with the message.
“Very good words, very good text,” he praised. “It was interesting where [the lyrics] talked about mankind, how they’ve fallen away from the Creator, and [about] atheism. I thought that was very powerful.”
