WASHINGTON D.C.—Kelly Donley is a lover of the performing arts, but she last went to the theater just two weeks before the pandemic hit the United States. It wasn’t until Jan. 24 that she returned, and as a gift from her daughter-in-law attended the opening night of Shen Yun Performing Arts at The Kennedy Center Opera House.
“This is a visual extravaganza. It is so rich in tradition, history, artistry. It is magnificent to watch. It really is, it really is,” said Ms. Donley, a vice president at the Association of American Railroads.
She found a dance showing ancient scholars and poetry inspiring, a historical piece depicting a mother’s sacrifice moving, and “the water sleeves were so magnificent.”…