Tag: Audience Comments

Shen Yun ‘Is Like a Work of Art’ Says Photographer at a Seattle Performance

SEATTLE—Photographer Michael Doucet had wanted to see Shen Yun Performing Arts for many years, and when the world’s premier Chinese classical dance and music performance came to Seattle, he didn’t hesitate. “It’s so beautiful. Everyone … comes here to see the beautiful lines and the design. And I love seeing the traditional Chinese dance. It’s…


Indian Association President Shares Her 7-Year Love of Shen Yun

SEATTLE—Lavanya Reddy attended her first Shen Yun performance about 10 years ago, and not only has she been a loyal fan ever since, but also a huge advocate. She is the president of The National Federation of Indian American Associations and a Montessori teacher by profession. NFIA is a national umbrella organization for all the organizations of…


‘Absolutely Spectacular’: Canadian Lawmaker Amazed With Shen Yun

TORONTO—From the moment the curtain went up to the opening scene in Shen Yun Performing Arts to the last scene, Conservative MP Anna Roberts says she was captivated by the performance. “It kept me hanging on to my seat. It was just absolutely spectacular. I don’t even know how to describe it, except [that] it was…


Shen Yun Shows Baton Rouge a Faith-Filled China

BATON ROUGE—Shen Yun, a classical Chinese dance performance hailing from New York, produces an outsized reaction from its audiences, perhaps because it goes beyond its stunning stage effects to a deeper human need. Leonard Kight, retired Air Force colonel and his wife Linda attended the April 9 matinee. “It was spellbinding. I literally cried through…


‘There is Something Better For Us’: Award Winning Chiropractor Says Shen Yun Gives ‘Hope’ to The World

SYDNEY, Australia—Award-winning Chiropractor Dr. Rosemarie Jabbour was amazed at how Shen Yun’s storytelling—particularly on spirituality—conveyed much needed hope in today’s modern world. Dr. Jabbour, who is the owner of New World Chiro in Sydney and recipient of the 2004 “The Most Outstanding Service to Chiropractic” award, was particularly impressed by Shen Yun’s artistry, dancing, and…


Shen Yun ‘Absolutely Divine’ With ‘A Message of Hope,’ Says Sydney Theatregoers

SYDNEY, Australia—Lauren and Gina Davison were left with a sense of hope and of being part of a shared humanity across cultures and countries when the husband and wife experienced Shen Yun Performing Arts at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre on April 9. Mrs. Davison waited two years to see the New York-based Shen Yun after being disappointed…


Shen Yun ‘Very, Very Powerful’, Says Canadian Provincial Lawmaker

TORONTO—Ontario MPP Christina Mitas said she was moved to tears while seeing one of the Shen Yun Performing Arts dance scenes related to the persecution of Falun Dafa in today’s China under communist rule. “I thought that was very, very powerful,” Ms. Mitas said. The piece is one of the many story-based dances in Shen…


Shen Yun: ‘There’s a Sense of Sacredness to It’, Says Audience Member

SEATTLE, Wash.—Mark Sivertsen, a research and innovation specialist, had been wanting to see Shen Yun Performing Arts for four years. He finally got the chance on April 7 as the classical Chinese dance and music company returned to Seattle after the end of pandemic restrictions and lockdowns. “I love the color, I love the choreography….


‘Bravo’: Actress, Producer, and Theatre Director Praises Shen Yun

SYDNEY, Australia—Actress, producer, and theatre director Lisa Miller was touched by Shen Yun Performing Arts’ efforts to revive China’s 5,000-year-old traditional culture when she attended the performance at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre on April 8. The founding member of Sydney’s Greek Dionysus Theatre Company had high praise for the New York-based Shen Yun dancers after experiencing the…


‘When I Hear Music Like That, It Really Moves Me,’ Says Shen Yun Audience Member

BOSTON, Mass.—As Shen Yun Performing Arts continues its tour around the United States and the globe, it brought to the Boch Center Wang Theater in Boston a message of hope and of a bright future for its audience members. Ron Jenkins, a lawyer who specializes in international law, attended the matinee session with his wife,…