PROVIDENCE, R.I.—“The beauty of divine beings dancing”—that is what Shen Yun Performing Arts’ name means, and it was the beauty of Shen Yun’s performance that Chris Vallas, a commercial property owner, appreciated the most when he watched Shen Yun at the Providence Performing Arts Center on Jan. 29.
“The show was beautiful,” said Mr. Vallas. “It was incredibly entertaining. The dancing was beautiful. The costumes were amazing. I really appreciated the beauty. It was lovely.”
Based in New York, Shen Yun was founded in 2006 by leading Chinese artists and quickly became the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Over the years, it grew from one to eight equally-sized companies that tour the world simultaneously….