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  • Traditional Chinese dancers in long pink dresses all performing in formation with a set depicting mountains.
  • A classical Chinese orchestra performing in an auditorium.
  • Five Chinese dancers all standing on one leg with the other leg raised high over their head on a stage against a landscape backdrop.
  • Traditional Chinese dancers in long turquoise and white dresses performing on stage in formation with a backdrop depicting snow-covered mountains and lakes.
5 – 11 Feb

Shen Yun

  • Family and kids
  • Theatre

The classical Chinese dance company Shen Yun brings to life a lost culture through beautiful art, dance pieces and a live orchestra.

The gong resounds, the curtain opens, and a heavenly scene is right before your eyes. Fairies emerge from a sea of billowing clouds. Mongolians ride on horseback across grasslands as vast as the sky. Classic stories of love and loss, of humour and heroic deeds, come to life.

Shen Yun is an artistic revival and celebration of China’s rich, vibrant and exciting cultural heritage.

Hours

Date Times
Fri 5 Feb
  • 7pm - 9.30pm 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Sat 6 Feb
  • 2pm - 4.30pm 2:00pm - 4:30pm
  • 7pm - 9.30pm 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Sun 7 Feb
  • 2pm - 4.30pm 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Tue 9 Feb
  • 7pm - 9.30pm 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Wed 10 Feb
  • 2pm - 4.30pm 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Thu 11 Feb
  • 2pm - 4.30pm 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Location

Plenary Theatre
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
1 Convention Centre Pl
South Wharf 3006

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Price and bookings

From $109 to $279

Book online for Shen Yun

Contact details

  • telephone number: 1800 998 899
  • email address: shenyun@fdvic.org
  • Visit website for Shen Yun
Facebook page for Shen Yun Instagram page for Shen Yun

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  • Blind/low vision supports
  • Companion card accepted
  • Mobility access

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