Tag: Costa Mesa

Shen Yun ‘Phenomenal, Very Beautiful,’ Says Tech VP

COSTA MESA, Calif.—John and Nicolette Rubio had tickets to see Shen Yun Performing Arts—but then the pandemic hit, cutting the 2020 season short. With great anticipation, the Rubios attended the performance at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on the afternoon of March 4. “I highly recommend it,” said Mr. Rubio, a vice president of a technology…


Shen Yun: A Good Reminder ‘Of the Bigger Picture’ Says Company VP

COSTA MESA, Calif.—Purchasing the last two available seats in the auditorium, James Webster, vice president for a metal fabrication company, took his fiancee Amanda Rawls to see Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on the afternoon of March 4. “It was beautiful … very striking … really well choreographed,” said…


We Stay Brave and Courageous Because of Shows Like Shen Yun: California Theatergoer

COSTA MESA, Calif.—Attorney Stacey Hayes and her husband Robert, a retired insurance broker, purchased tickets for Shen Yun Performing Arts after seeing an ad in The Epoch Times. Stepping out of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts at the end of the evening on March 3, the couple thought the performance was very enlightening. “It…


‘That Was All Very New to Me,’ Says IT Executive Seeing Shen Yun

COSTA MESA, Calif.—Although most of the world sees China and thinks of its communist regime, the reality is, the Chinese Communist Party rule is only two percent of the total Chinese history. From legends of Creation to the Qing Dynasty, China was once known as “the Land of the Divine.” “I didn’t know about the…


Orange County Chairman Proudly Welcomes Shen Yun and Appreciates Seeing What China ‘Doesn’t Want Us to See’

COSTA MESA, Calif.—“This may be the show that Beijing doesn’t want you to see, but … we’re here in Orange County happy to show it,” said Third District Supervisor Donald P. Wagner about Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on March 1. Mr. Wagner serves Orange County’s Third District, representing…


Shen Yun: ‘It’s Beautiful, It’s Powerful,’ Says Credit Executive

COSTA MESA, Calif.—Realtor Tricia Toissonnien and Kristy Ollendorff, a chief credit officer, enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on March 1. Ms. Toissonnien said she liked the performance and it made her think. “I like it. It’s colorful and it’s beautiful. It’s bringing up things that are making us curious, though, as far…


Shen Yun Represents ‘True Nature of the Chinese People’: Entrepreneur

COSTA MESA, Calif.—Entrepreneur Lowell Way attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on March 1 and commented how beautiful the performance was. “The beauty part and the stories are great and very representative of the true nature of the Chinese people from my experience,” Mr. Way said, adding that he enjoyed every…


Director of Operations Hopes Shen Yun’s Message of Beauty Will Return

COSTA MESA, Calif.—Cristina Capatina, Director of Operations for a life insurance company, enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Feb. 28. Her first time watching Shen Yun, Ms. Capatina brought her daughter and granddaughter to the performance and she said her overall impression was that it was “beautiful. We love the…


Costa Mesa Audience Members See Traditional Values in Shen Yun

COSTA MESA, Calif.—If there was scale to compare the dangers of smartphones and the convenience they bring us, which one would outweigh which? “I think they’re common to all people at some level. We get distracted by what goes on around us. We get swept up now in an era of media where it touches…


Summer OC Fair Capacity Limited, Ticket Pre-Orders Required

Tickets for this summer’s Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa, California, are now on sale until they sell out and must be ordered in advance, officials have announced. The month-long event—Wednesday through Sunday beginning July 14 to mid-August—will be themed “Happy Together,” to highlight “community inclusion” according to a recent statement from organizers. This will…