ATLANTA—Bill Turbyfield, retired head of a construction company, and his wife Marilyn Turbyfield, retired manager of Turbyfield Construction, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Atlanta Symphony Hall on Jan. 7. “We loved it, loved the costumes, the dance, everything,” Mr. Turbyfield said. “We loved the cultural part, and…
Couple Celebrating 50th Anniversary at Shen Yun Sums up Experience With One Word
‘Nothing Like I Have Seen Before,’ Says Dallas Surgeon
DALLAS—Rizwan Bukhari, a vascular Surgeon in Dallas, was enchanted by the beauty of Shen Yun Performing Arts. “I think it’s absolutely beautiful, nothing like I have seen before,” said Dr. Bukhari at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas on Jan. 6. “There’s something godly and worldly about it,” he added. “I think dance, in many…
Shen Yun Is ‘Very Exquisite,’ Says Actress
AUSTIN, Texas—Shen Yun Performing Arts kicked off the first of its four shows in Austin, Texas, at the Long Center for the Performing Arts on Jan. 6. “I think it’s spectacular. It’s extraordinary—different from anything I’ve ever seen,” said actress and former ballerina Nadia Sahari. As a professional dancer, Ms. Sahari was impressed by how…
Shen Yun Is ‘Very Brave and Bold,’ Says Property Manager
SAN FRANCISCO—Property manager Estercita Aldinger Miani was met with an interesting dilemma while watching Shen Yun’s performance at the War Memorial Opera House on Jan. 6. “The music was divine. I wanted to close my eyes to listen to the music, but it was hard because I also wanted to see the performance. It was…
Texas Joins Multi-State Effort to Prevent Vanguard From Exerting Excessive Power Over Utility Companies
Over concerns of increasing energy costs, Texas has joined a multi-state effort to curb the power of investment fund management company Vanguard over publicly traded utilities, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Jan. 3. The Lone Star state is joining Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, and South Dakota, who, through…
Former GOP Congressman Says McCarthy Opponents Seeking to Break ‘Same Old, Same Old’ Pattern in Washington
If the election of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker finally does come to pass after thirteen unsuccessful nominations, it will help usher in a new period of “business as usual” in Washington, rendering the Republican Party largely incapable of taking action on the issues of greatest concern to voters, a former GOP lawmaker has…
Shen Yun Dancers ‘Embodies the Divine’: Singer
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—For singer Anjali Hansa, Shen Yun Performing Arts was not only a feast for the eyes but a spiritual experience as well. “It’s so healing to see such grace and elegance,” she said. “[The divine] is so ineffable and hard to touch, it feels like the dancing was as close as you can get…
Shen Yun Dancers ‘Amazingly Divine’: Singer
January 5, 2023
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GAINESVILLE, Fla.—For singer Anjali Hansa, Shen Yun Performing Arts was not only a feast for the eyes but a spiritual experience as well. “It’s so healing to see such grace and elegance—amazingly divine,” she said. “[The divine] is so ineffable and hard to touch, it feels like the dancing was as close as you can…
Experts Weigh In on House Speaker Standoff
News Analysis The failure to attain a majority sufficient to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca.) as speaker of the new GOP-led House of Representatives, even on the eleventh attempt, and on the heels of three days of negotiations, reflects a failure of leadership within the party riven by the same pro-Trump and anti-Trump schism that…
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A Classical Dancer’s Perspective on Shen Yun’s ‘Exquisite, Excellent’ Dancers
ATLANTA—Shen Yun translates into “the beauty of divine being dancing,” and on Jan. 7 at the Atlanta Symphony Hall, a former classical dancer explained just how accurate the company’s name was. Lauren Lukert, a classical ballerina for two decades, was blown away by Shen Yun‘s dancers. She attended a performance of Shen Yun Performing Arts with her…