NAGOYA, Japan—Several Japanese theatergoers said they found the origin of their own culture in Shen Yun, which is in the Tang Dynasty back between the 7th and 10th centuries. “There’s one dance in which the female dancers are like the resurrected heavenly maidens on the lamps in Tōdai-ji in Nara,” said Ms. Asaji Tomoko, a…
Japanese Audience Members Saw Origin of Japanese Culture in Shen Yun
Shen Yun Brings Hope for the Future, Say Kansas City Theatergoers
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—For Tim Thompson, his wife, Jonamie, and their daughter, Shen Yun Performing Arts was an emotional and uplifting experience. “It was fantastic,” Mr. Thompson said at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts after the Jan. 28 matinee. “The classical dancing, the music, the singing, everything that we saw and heard, we really…
Shen Yun Shows the Audience What Is Actually Happening in China
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—It was the best of China, it was the worst of China; Shen Yun Performing Arts did not shy away from presenting to its audiences what China was like in ancient times, and what has been happening in China in the modern day. Shen Yun performed at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts,…
Choreographer Inspired by Shen Yun: ‘Beautiful, It’s Beautiful’
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Elena Indrokova Jones is the artistic director and choreographer of a dance company Four Season Dancers which promotes traditional ethnic dances. On Jan. 28, she walked out of the Kennedy Center’s Shen Yun Performing Arts’ matinee singing the praises of these New York-based dancers. “Beautiful. It’s beautiful,” Ms. Jones said. With over 20 years…
Shen Yun Was ‘Splendor in a Higher Realm’ Says Costume Designer
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Michelle Covington, costume designer, and Mark Covington, physician, left the theater after Shen Yun Performing Arts feeling renewed. “[You felt] elevated to a different level than the one we live on in everyday life,” said Mrs. Covington at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts after the matinee on Jan. 28. “It takes…
Shen Yun Has ‘A Very Strong Connection to the Divine,’ Says Kennedy Center Theatergoer
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The name “Shen Yun” means “the beauty of divine beings dancing,” and for Andrew Scheler at The Kennedy Center Opera House, that divinity really came through “The dancing was amazing, the music was amazing, and the spirit behind it—just beautiful,” Mr. Scheler said after the Shen Yun Performing Arts matinee on Jan. 28. He…
Japanese Audience Grateful for and Amazed by Shen Yun
NAGOYA, Japan—“We, Japanese people, are very good at synchronization. But we are far behind Shen Yun,” said Mr. Amano Takahiko, a tax accountant, after attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater in Nagoya on Jan. 17. Mr. Amano said all Shen Yun dancers danced at exactly the same pace and in…
Shen Yun Uncovers a Side of China New to Washington Audience Members
WASHINGTON, D.C.—When Dennis and Courtney Davio attended Shen Yun Performing Arts, they looked forward to learning more about China. The performance ended up being a vaster experience than they had imagined. “I traveled the world but I’ve never been to China, so to see this culture and realize this culture dates so far back, like…
Shen Yun’s Famed Production a ‘Brand-New Experience’ for Japanese Entrepreneurs and Artists
NAGOYA, Japan—Japanese entrepreneurs and artists said they were excited from attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater in Nagoya on Jan. 27. “I was uplifted. My whole body is swept up in this excitement,” said Ms. Endou Masayo, the president of a construction company, “The movements are absolutely beautiful and extremely…
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‘There Are No Words That Can Describe My Happiness,’ Says Entrepreneur After Shen Yun
NAGOYA, Japan—A Japanese entrepreneur said he was completely conquered by Shen Yun after attending the performing arts at the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater in Nagoya on Jan. 28. “All programs are touching. There are no words that can describe my happiness,” said Mr. Suzuki Hideyuki, the president of a printing house. “From the moment the…