Category: Audience Comments

Shen Yun Can ‘Bring a Lot of Serenity, Peace, and Understanding,’ Says Former Company Director

PARIS—Gilbert Moracchini came all the way from Corsica to Paris to attend Shen Yun Performing Arts on Sunday, April 30, with his wife and mother-in-law “who love this kind of show,” his wife having practiced dance. “I am astounded by the artistic quality of the dancers,” said the former company director enthusiastically. You can see…


Missionary Says Shen Yun ‘Has So Much to Teach Us’ About Universal Values

SYDNEY, Australia—David Saddle, a retired missionary, said Shen Yun Performing Arts, through its mission to revive traditional Chinese culture before communism, “has so much to teach us” about universal values when he attended the matinee at Sydney Lyric Theatre on May 6. “The dances were just absolutely amazing, the costumes were amazing. The choreography really was…


Shen Yun ‘Did a Great Job Carrying the Essence of China Forward,’ Says Company Executive

DETROIT, Mich.—Automotive company executive David Baxter attended Shen Yun’s evening show at the Detroit Opera House on May 5. He thought it was a 10/10 perfect performance. Having spent a fair amount of time in China, Mr. Baxter is familiar with Chinese culture. “It was very authentic. I think it’s a wonderful performance. They did…


NYC Designer Delighted Her Daughter Witnessed China’s ‘True Culture’ at Shen Yun

NEWARK, N.J.— Yeung Waichi, creative design director, took her daughter to see Shen Yun Performing Arts at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on May 5. Having immigrated from Hong Kong as a child, Mrs. Waichi said Shen Yun is something she would have loved to have been exposed to as a young girl. “I…


Shen Yun Reveals ‘A Gentler Side of China:’ Journalist

SYDNEY, Australia—Australian journalist Fred Pawle said from the Lyric Theatre on Friday night that Shen Yun Performing Arts showcases another side of the Chinese story. “The show reveals a gentler side of China that we are less aware of,” he said. From ethnic dances from the snow-capped mountains of Tibet to bel canto singing about…


Australian State MP Says Shen Yun ‘Is the Real China’

SYDNEY, Australia—John Ruddick MP, a member of the New South Wales Parliament, praised Shen Yun Performing Arts and its mission to present “China before communism” when he attended a full house performance at Sydney Lyric Theatre on May 5. “This is the real China—the ancient China,” Mr. Ruddick declared during intermission. “I think Shen Yun is…


Shen Yun ‘Is so Deep, and It Is so Beautiful,’ Says Philosopher

MEXICO CITY—Gloria Pérez del Valle, philosopher and teacher at Franciscan Institute of Philosophy and Theology, was greatly impressed by the energy conveyed by the artists o f Shen Yun Performing Arts. “I want to congratulate them, all of them, because of the energy they convey. They all have discipline. And through these dances, you understand…


Orange County Officials Say Shen Yun Full of Positive Energy

NEWARK, N.J.—Shen Yun Performing Arts opened to a sold-out audience at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on May 4, the first of five performances running through May 7. Among the audience members was Steve Neuhaus, Orange County Executive, who saw Shen Yun for the first time. “It was absolutely wonderful—the music was incredible, the dancing…


Values Portrayed in Shen Yun ‘Very Important for the World,’ Detroit Audience Member Says

DETROIT—Shen Yun Performing Arts is letting the world know what China was like before communism, a place where traditional values were important. “It’s very important for the world today,” Matt Pollick, a chief operating officer (COO) for an automotive industry company, said of the portrayal of such values. “If you look at the … reduced…


Shen Yun Shows ‘Truth and Love Prevail’: Executive Director of Family Life International Australia

SYDNEY, Australia—Shen Yun Performing Arts graced the stage of Sydney’s Lyric Theatre in another packed show on May 4. Formed in 2006, the New York-based Shen Yun tours the globe each year to revive and showcase China’s traditional culture, believed to be divinely-inspired but almost destroyed by communist rule. Shen Yun declares it is presenting…