Shen Yun

Saturday
A wet, uneventful day today, except for the evening, when we went with friends to see a performance of Shen Yun at the Aronoff Center. Our friends had called us earlier in the week to see if we would like to go with them - Kim had won four tickets in a raffle! I was thrilled, as I had thought about getting tickets myself, but just hadn't got round to it. Based in New York, Shen Yun Performing Arts was established in 2006 by a group of overseas Chinese artists, with the mission of reviving 5,000 years of divinely inspired Chinese culture, much of which had been largely demolished after more than 60 years of Communist rule in China, and especially after the Cultural Revolution. About 90 artists embarked on Shen Yun's tour in 2007 in the first year, including a dance troupe, an orchestra, solo singers and musicians, emcees, and production staff. Today, Shen Yun has grown to three performance troupes and orchestras of comparable size, which tour throughout the US and Canada and countries around the world. The show was spectacular, with so many gorgeous colorful costumes and wonderful dancing. You can see a short introductory video here.

One year ago today: Shadows on the snow