BOSTON—A couple working for the U.S. State Department was full of praises for the performers gracing the stage at the Boch Center Wang Theatre on April 5.
“They’re so dedicated. It’s amazing, the amount of work—and they make it look so effortless. I took dance as a child, so I can appreciate how hard that is,” Mrs. Wagner said. “The dancing that they’re doing is so fluid and so in sync with each other. It’s so, so difficult. They must be so dedicated. It’s amazing. So I have a lot of gratitude to them.”
“I thought it was beautiful to watch,” Mr. Wagner said. “They’re wonderful.”
According to its website, to perform classical Chinese dance, Shen Yun dancers undergo specialized training progressions and rigorous training in unique movements and postures.
Mrs. Wagner said the dance story about a young couple being forced apart because of his faith “really resonated” with her.
“That was very sad. And seeing that his faith brought him back was very, very touching, and his wife came back too and found him again. That was beautiful,” she said.
There were also some light moments that she enjoyed. “I didn’t realize there would be so much comedy—that was so fun,” she said.
She admitted that she didn’t know much about the traditional Chinese culture that was portrayed on stage, but she planned to read the performance’s program to learn more after returning home.
“I didn’t realize that about this culture—all the different deities. There’s the one main deity and many more that came down to Earth and became the people,” Mrs. Wagner said.
“It’s been fantastic. I really enjoyed it,” Ms. Wagner said. “Everyone is very, very talented.”
