PURCHASE, N.Y.—When the curtains opened on Shen Yun Performing Arts, Vincent Amato could only describe the feeling as “gripping.”
“The effects with the mist and the costumes on the dancers; almost made them look like they were floating on air. I thought that was a tremendous effect,” said Mr. Amato, who attended the April 21 performance at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College with his wife, Rose. “It makes it all come to life.”
New York-based Shen Yun’s mission is just that: as the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company, it seeks to revive 5,000 years of Chinese civilization through the arts….