Shen Yun - Tournée

Shen Yun at L'Amphithéâtre 3000

At L’Amphithéâtre 3000, we are delighted to welcome Shen Yun, a world-renowned company whose performances celebrate classical Chinese dance with breathtaking artistry. Our stage is designed for grand-scale productions, and Shen Yun’s signature blend of vibrant costuming, dynamic animated backdrops, and a live orchestra finds an ideal home here in Lyon. This year’s tour arrives with an entirely new program, as the company renews its repertoire annually with fresh choreography, newly composed scores, and storytelling pieces that illuminate centuries of culture through movement. Spectators can expect exquisite technique—leaps, spins, and expressive form unique to classical Chinese dance—alongside ethnic and folk vignettes that lend the evening rich variety. The live orchestra, combining Western symphonic instruments with traditional Chinese timbres, supports each scene with original music, while bel canto vocal soloists add a contemplative, lyrical dimension between dance suites. From the front row to the upper tiers, our hall’s acoustics and sightlines have been calibrated to ensure the scintillating colors, rhythmic precision, and musical nuance of Shen Yun reach every seat with clarity and warmth.

An elevated experience for Lyon audiences

As a venue, we take pride in curating immersive evenings that begin the moment you enter the foyer. For Shen Yun, our technical teams have prepared a stage environment that allows the company’s innovative digital backdrops to integrate seamlessly with live action, creating an illusion of depth and motion tailored to the contours of L’Amphithéâtre 3000. The result is a cinematic sweep—stories that travel between heavenly realms, imperial courts, and pastoral landscapes—seen through crisp projection and supported by our lighting rigs and quiet, precise scene changes. Comfortable seating, intuitive circulation, and modern amenities help you settle in for a family-friendly performance that speaks to first-time visitors and seasoned dance lovers alike. Our orchestra shell, sound design, and pit configuration ensure that the fusion of Chinese instruments—such as the erhu and pipa—with a Western ensemble retains its distinctive color while filling the hall with balance and resonance. Hosting international touring companies is part of our mission, and the scale, flexibility, and technical expertise of L’Amphithéâtre 3000 allow Shen Yun to unfold at its fullest expressive range in Lyon.

Shen Yun continues to generate artistic excitement worldwide, and their return to our stage aligns with a creative season marked by new choreographic voices, refined ensemble work, and evolving stagecraft. The company’s artistic direction is known for meticulous attention to detail—handcrafted costumes, evolving musical arrangements, and dramaturgy that anchors the evening’s variety in coherent thematic arcs. In recent seasons, audiences have noted the heightened interplay between dance phrases and projected scenery, with choreography timed to moments of visual transformation that feel both surprising and organic. Shen Yun’s orchestra has likewise broadened its palette with original compositions that highlight characteristic modes and rhythms while engaging Western harmonies and orchestration. For Lyon spectators, this means a program that is both fresh and rooted: a succession of pieces that invites discovery, from lyrical duet passages to fleet, ensemble-driven showpieces that showcase precision and speed. We are honored to offer a setting where the company’s dancers, musicians, and vocalists can connect intimately with the audience, where every turn of the wrist and every accent in the score registers vividly. We look forward to welcoming you to L’Amphithéâtre 3000 for an evening of artistry that resonates long after the final curtain.