SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—Don and Cathy Horein came to Shen Yun Performance Arts with their daughter Melissa Oltz, an optometrist with her own business.
Cathy, a retired teacher and gymnastic judge, said the performers, “would score very well in gymnastics. The performance level is superior.”
New York-based Shen Yun is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. It was founded in 2006 by leading Chinese artists who wished to revive the traditional culture of China, a heritage with 5,000 years of history and deeply spiritual foundations that have been almost completely destroyed following decades of communist rule.
One of Shen Yun’s unique features is its orchestra. It’s the first in the world to combine classical Western and Chinese instruments within a Western symphony orchestra. Shen Yun also boasts virtuoso vocalists who sing Chinese lyrics using the bel canto style.
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