MELBOURNE, Australia—When Shen Yun Performing Arts came to the Palais Theatre in Melbourne, Irena Grainge, a soprano and actress, was looking forward to attending an amazing performance with her friend.
“And I am enjoying it very much,” said Ms. Grainge, who performs in films, television, and opera both in Australia and internationally.
“I love the precision. I love the colour,” she said.
Shen Yun brings its audiences stories of China’s divinely inspired culture, expressed through classical and folk dance and music. Established in New York, Shen Yun’s mission is to revive “China before communism.”
As an opera singer, Ms. Grainge said she appreciated Shen Yun’s live orchestra, as it has always been part of her life as a soprano. “And it’s fantastic,” she said, adding that she loved the intermingling of the Eastern and Western harmonies.
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