WASHINGTON—For Lilly Doggendorf, Shen Yun Performing Arts was a symphony of sights and sounds—colors, folklore, virtuosity, classical Chinese dance, bel canto, orchestra, and high-difficulty tumbling techniques came together to form a work of art.
“What very much impressed me was this combination,” said Ms. Doggendorf as she listed the various aspects of the performance she found beautiful.
Ms. Doggendorf is the chair of a charity for Romania, in Germany, and she attended Shen Yun with her friend at The Kennedy Center Opera House on Jan. 29.
New York-based Shen Yun is the world’s top classical Chinese dance company, and it combines these various artistic aspects to bring to audiences 5,000 years of Chinese civilization….