MESA, Ariz.—Artist Tina LaRea attended the Shen Yun Performing Arts performance at the Ikeda Theater at the Mesa Arts Center on March 12 and appreciated the artistry. LaRea, an oil painter who specializes in classical realist still lifes, loved the “life principles that we can live by: … compassion, remembering your history, and bringing forward…
Artist Says Compassion Seen in Shen Yun Is Relevant Today
Retired Dental Professionals Connect With Shen Yun
MESA, Ariz.—Loneliness is a feeling that really has nothing to do with whether one is physically alone. Shen Yun Performing Arts reminds audiences that their spirits are always connected. “We’re never alone, and we’re connected from above. It doesn’t matter which country, everyone doesn’t want to feel alone, and they want to treasure their culture,…
Jewelry Maker Expresses Appreciation for Shen Yun
PHOENIX, Ariz.—Shen Yun Performing Arts has been reviving the culture that the Chinese communist regime has attempted to destroy since the company’s inception in 2006. “I think it’s amazing because I think that no culture should go unheard. Every culture should be heard and their creativity should be allowed to be out there,” said Linda…
Shen Yun a Feast for Phoenix Artists
PHOENIX, Ariz.—Professional dancer Zohra Lack and her husband John Lack were in tears from the evening’s performance. Shen Yun moved them in ways hard to articulate. They saw the March 4 performance at the Orpheum Theater. “It was amazing; it was everything,” Mrs. Lack said, sobbing. “The costume, the beauty, the music, the people working together.” “In…
Software Engineer Connects With Shen Yun
PHOENIX.—Some artistic performances don’t live up to expectations but audiences worldwide say that Shen Yun Performing Arts delivers above and beyond what they expected. Ivan Rojas, a senior project engineer for General Motors, was invited to see Shen Yun by his daughter Ana. “We loved it. We have been reading for a couple of years…
Shen Yun, ‘It’s Feeding Right Into My Heart,’ Says Retired Lieutenant Colonel
TUCSON, Ariz.—The phrase “practice makes perfect” is famous in sports and the arts. Yet in the arts, practicing techniques is not the only thing that is going to make an artist stand out. The dancers of Shen Yun Performing Arts are recognized not for just their outstanding athleticism, but also for their excellent moral presentation….
Shen Yun Reminds Former Air Force Member of the Importance of Freedom
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Art is a form of expression that goes beyond speaking. Shen Yun Performing Arts uses dances and music as their tool of expression to tell the world about the beauty of China before communism. Michael Davis who worked in publishing and Laurie Davis, a retired Air Force member shared that something that really…
Shen Yun Speaks a Universal Language in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—How a dance performance depicting the foreign culture of a faraway land became globally loved speaks to both the genius of Shen Yun as well as the universality of its message. Shen Yun has toured five continents since 2006, sharing stories from ancient China that have been all but lost due to communist…
‘It’s Time for Us to Get Together,’ Says Financial Planner at Shen Yun
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Healing is a path that everyone is striving to be on throughout the pandemic. Karen Morris, a financial planner, said that she felt safe while attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the BJCC Concert Hall and that healing will begin when people are together again. “It’s time for us to get together. I think…
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Shen Yun Shows the True China to Director of Operations
MESA, Ariz.—The culture in China for the past 70 years under communist rule is worlds apart from the culture that embedded China for the dynasties that ruled for 5000 years. Monte Rashwan, a director of Operations at ITT, and his wife, a teacher, shared that Shen Yun Performing Arts showed the beauty of China without…