Seeing Shen Yun has been on my wishlist for several years, so I was thrilled to attend their opening night last Friday at Cobb Energy Center. This year marks Shen Yun's 13th season.
This show is now the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company. Featuring an 80-member cast of dancers, musicians, singers, emcees, and technical crew, Shen Yun presents classical Chinese culture through dance and music.
My favorite aspect of the show was the gorgeous, hand-made costumes highlighting China’s dynasties, regions, and ethnic groups. Watching the dancers in such vividly colored costumes gracefully glide through their dances reminded me of the changing patterns of a kaleidoscope as it explodes with brilliant colors at each turn. The colors and movements of the long silky "water sleeves" and the beautiful cascading blue fans were especially mesmerizing.
The perfectly synchronized dances were beautiful to watch and featured some amazing acrobatic moves, extremely high leaps and even dancing while balancing heavy porcelain posts on their heads. The movements of the male Mongolian dancers really made it seem as though they were galloping across the Eurasian Steppes on horseback!
Interspersed with the dances were some scenes depicting tales from China's rich heritage and legends. The patented digital projection backdrop brought these stories to life in a surprising and innovative manner. It allowed the dancers to seamlessly travel from the stage to the backdrop and back again, adding dimensions of time and space that were previously impossible to depict.
The live orchestra for the show combines the strings, woodwinds, and brass of the West with several Chinese instruments such as the erhu and pipa to recreate beautiful ancient Chinese melodies. This harmonious blending of east and west was delightful.
Although there are only six more performances, great seats are still available. Use our exclusive MK Discount to purchase tickets before they sell out!
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Performance Dates
- WED, APR 10, 7:30PM BUY TICKETS
- THU, APR 11, 2:00PM BUY TICKETS
- FRI, APR 12, 7:30PM BUY TICKETS
- SAT, APR 13, 2:00PM BUY TICKETS
- SAT, APR 13, 7:30PM BUY TICKETS
- SUN, APR 14, 1:00PM BUY TICKETS
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the Cobb Energy Box Office at 800-745-3000.
Visit the Shen Yun website for more information.
*Please note that children under 4 years old will not be admitted.
Disclosure statement: The writer and her family were guests of Shen Yun. No other compensation was received and all opinions are that of the writer.
