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Two Detroit Teachers Delighted by Shen Yun

DETROIT—Motor City is abuzz this weekend as patrons attend Shen Yun Performing Arts, which came to the Detroit Opera House for the first leg of a two-part run. Shen Yun is a New York-based performing arts company that highlights the best and host poignant moments of China’s 5,000-year history, much of which has been lost under…


Retired Chief Operating Officer Saw ‘Universal Divinity’ in Shen Yun

PHOENIX, Ariz.—Andrew Kaczmarek’s demeanor reflected joy and happiness as he came out of the Phoenix Orpheum where he had been watching Shen Yun Performing Arts. The performance was phenomenal, Kaczmarek said, a retired Chief Operating Officer for Lydian International. “It’s a remarkable presentation.” Together with its breathtaking animated digital backdrops and one-of-a-kind orchestra, Shen Yun uses art, dance,…


Retired Doctor Sees Shen Yun as ‘An Expression of the Importance of Tradition’

DETROIT, Mich.—Tradition is something that Shen Yun Performing Arts greatly treasures. Dr. Joel Rosenfeld, a retired ophthalmologist, found Shen Yun’s mission to revive China’s 5,000 years of civilization to be a crucial one for China and the world. “I think that this show is very important worldwide,” Rosenfeld said, “as an expression of the importance…


Shen Yun ‘Uplifts Our Consciousness!’

PHOENIX, Ariz.—Audience members often feel more energized leaving a performance of Shen Yun Performing Arts than coming in. Caroline Wagner is a sound healer and a yoga instructor. She found that Shen Yun was an experience beyond her regular senses. “I’m very sensitive to energy. It’s incredible because they are in that state of consciousness…


Shen Yun Resonates With Detroit Audience

DETROIT, Mich.—Jesse Leece, a graphic designer, was very appreciative of the vividly animated backdrops he saw when he watched Shen Yun Performing Arts on Oct. 27. “This is the first show that I’ve ever seen that incorporated animation along with it,” Jesse said. “I was really impressed with all of the [dances] that included the…


Retired Congressman at Shen Yun: ‘You Feel the Beauty of God’

MODESTO, Calif.—Wally Herger is a retired Congressman of Northern California, the second congressional district. He and his wife Pam have seen Shen Yun Performing Arts three times in the past four years and this time, they brought their friend Faye Amos, a retired government employee. “You feel the beauty of God,” Herger said about New…


Veterinarian Says Shen Yun Is ‘Life-Changing’

ESCONDIDO, Calif.—“Magnificent as always,” said Anne Serdy after watching Shen Yun Performing Arts for what she estimated to be the seventh time. Serdy is a veterinarian who works at the local High Valley Veterinary Hospital. “Everything is to perfection,” she said. “The magnificent artistry and the costumes and the sparkle and the laughter and the…


Men of God and Scientist Agree on the Message of Shen Yun

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Two pastors and a mental health researcher walked into Paramount Theatre on Sunday and—no, this is not the setup to a joke—all three found a spiritual and aesthetic experience in Shen Yun Performing Arts, the cultural phenomenon bringing classical Chinese culture out of the history books and onto the most prestigious stages on Earth….


China’s HNA Restructuring Plan Approved by Creditors

SHANGHAI—Creditors of China’s HNA Group have voted to approve the company’s restructuring plan, according to a court comment posted on HNA’s official WeChat page on Saturday. The court in China’s southern island of Hainan, where the group is based, said the vote had been conducted in accordance with the country’s bankruptcy laws. HNA was placed…


Shen Yun’s Stories Are About Our Values, Says Interior Designer

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Timothy and Kathy Meyer’s impression of Shen Yun Performing Arts was one of beauty. The couple had come to the Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids to enjoy Shen Yun’s revival of traditional Chinese culture on Oct. 23. “Absolutely beautiful, lovely evening,” Timothy, the owner of an interior design company, said of the performance….