Shen Yun Performing Arts

Some 5,000 years of Chinese culture take center stage during the all-new show by Shen Yun Performing Arts. Retelling myths, legends and literary tales, the classical Chinese dancers float, leap and bound across the stage accompanied by the Shen Yun Orchestra, a unique mix of traditional Chinese and modern Western instrumentation. Stories include Mulan (disguised as a male, a daughter takes her father’s place at war). Grand and impressive, Shen Yun is unrivaled in its sweeping pageantry.

7 p.m. December 28 and January 1; 7:30 p.m. December 29 and 30, January 2, 5, 6 and 7; 2 p.m. January 1, 3 and 4. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, 615 Louisiana. For information, call 800‑380‑8165 or visit shenyunperformingarts.org.

Sun., Dec. 28, 7 p.m.; Mon., Dec. 29, 7:30 p.m.; Tue., Dec. 30, 7:30 p.m.; Thu., Jan. 1, 2 & 7 p.m.; Fri., Jan. 2, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 3, 2 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 4, 2 p.m.; Mon., Jan. 5, 7:30 p.m.; Tue., Jan. 6, 7:30 p.m.; Wed., Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m., 2014