Tag: Audience Comments

English Butler Blown Away by Shen Yun’s Artistry

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom—”There’s actually no expression in the English language for this show,” Lawerence McKenna said after seeing Shen Yun. “It’s phenomenal—every box is ticked, and more that I haven’t even thought of yet.” Mr. McKenna is a butler who has managed households for Her Majesty, Hitachi, and Jon Bon Jovi. He saw the April 1…


Shen Yun: ‘It was just, wow, that’s all I can say’

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom—”There’s actually no expression in the English language for this show,” Lawerence McKenna said after seeing Shen Yun. “It’s phenomenal—every box is ticked, and more that I haven’t even thought of yet.” Mr. McKenna is a butler who has managed households for Her Majesty, Hitachi, and Jon Bon Jovi. He saw the April 1…


Current, Former Canadian Lawmakers Marvel at Shen Yun

TORONTO—Liberal MP Judy Sgro says seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts helps lift the spirits of the audience after enduring two years of the pandemic. “It’s been a very difficult two years for everyone, no matter where you live in the world, and it’s very uplifting to see the dance and the light and the airiness…


Shen Yun So Colourful, So Energetic, So Talented: ACT Attorney-General

CANBERRA, Australia—Australians should be ready to share in an experience full of energy and cultural insight with Shen Yun Performing Arts, said the Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory, Shane Rattenbury, after enjoying a performance at Canberra Theatre on April 1. “The show was so enjoyable … so colourful, so energetic,” Mr. Rattenbury said. “The…


Shen Yun Brings ‘Joy, Admiration, Excitement,’ Physician Says

BERLIN, Germany—Dr. Lidia Herrmann a senior physician in an intensive care unit, said she’d waited a long time to see Shen Yun Performing Arts. “I have waited three and a half years, and yes, I’m here,” she said. Dr. Herrmann and her daughter Elona Streicher, were at the Guest Performance at Deutsche Oper Berlin for Shen Yun’s…


Shen Yun’s Music Impresses Singer Brian Hyland

STAMFORD, Conn.—Singing is a beautiful form of communication. As someone who expresses himself through song, Brian Hyland was impressed by how Shen Yun Performing Arts uses song and dance as its expressive tool. Hyland recorded a number one U.S. hit when he was only 16 years old and to this day, he continues to write,…


Dalai Lama’s Representative to Australia Praises Shen Yun’s Preservation of ‘Old Culture’

Karma Singey, the representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Australia, praised Shen Yun Performing Arts and its presentation of “China before communism” after attending the March 31 performance in Canberra, the country’s capital. It was New York-based Shen Yun’s opening performance to kick off its 2022 tour Down Under that will bring the…


Shen Yun’s Music Brings Hope to a Television Animator

MISSISSAUGA, Canada—Sometimes music can be a ray of hope during our most difficult times. Shen Yun Performing Arts is spreading a message of hope through its beautiful music and dance. “I love the live music. I played piano for 14 years. So seeing [the] pianist and sopranos and all of the amazing performers tonight was…


Shen Yun Brings a Unique Experience to Danish Audience

AALBORG, Denmark—When people of all ages and backgrounds come together at Shen Yun Performing Arts they take away different kinds of positives from the experience. Leon Raydon who works for a visual effect company called Ghost, which provides visual effects for commercials and movies, found the combination of backdrops with the choreography impressive. “I think it was…


Hawaii Military Personnel Revel in China’s True Heritage

HONOLULU, Hawaii—Shen Yun, a performing arts company based in New York, travels the globe spreading the divine culture of ancient China nearly lost to 70 years of communist rule. U.S. Army Major Alexei Fainblout and his wife Jodi Fainblout attended the performance on the afternoon of March 27. On what makes Shen Yun a beautiful experience,…