Tag: Audience Comments

Shen Yun Wows Atlanta Audience

ATLANTA, Ga.—There is something for everyone in the Shen Yun Performing Arts production. For James Rogers, a senior vice president of a bank, it was the positivity of the performance despite the difficulties that Shen Yun faces. “It’s a beautiful culture and it’s very sad. Actually, in China, they cannot perform this, and I heard…


‘Just Watching It Makes You Feel Better,’ Says Huntsville Audience Member

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—Audience members are often blown away by the talent displayed by Shen Yun Performing Arts. It was no different for the audience at the Von Braun Center Concert Hall in Huntsville this evening. Chris and Sheri Wilson were happy to share their appreciation for New York-based Shen Yun. “It was very colorful, very energetic….


German Ballet Dancers Moved by Shen Yun

COLOGNE, Germany.—It takes someone who has walked in the shoes of a professional dancer to understand how much sweat and tears it took to put on a moving performance like the one that Shen Yun Performing Arts gives. Tanya and Julio Acevedo were professional ballet dancers who have now opened their own dance school. They…


Film Producer Amazed by Shen Yun’s Creativity and Artistry

BALTIMORE, Md.—“It was really exceptional. I was really, really blown away. It wasn’t anything that I expected and it was a super, super surprise for a performance,” said Catherine Lorenze, a film producer. Ms. Lorenze had been watching the world’s premier Chinese classical dance and music company, Shen Yun Performing Arts. Shen Yun was presenting…


Shen Yun Draws Austin Audiences

AUSTIN, Texas—Shen Yun is a perennial draw for families and couples for a simple reason: its universal message and appeal. Lokesh Verma, an IT engineering consultant for a gaming company, and his wife Aashi Verma, brought their daughters to see Shen Yun. Mrs. Verma saw a brochure for Shen Yun at her elder daughter’s school but…


‘Amazing’ Shen Yun Renews the Spirit, Acupuncturist Says

MIAMI, Fla.—Some audience members say that after attending a Shen Yun Performing Arts performance, they’re more at ease, which may be evidence of the ancient Chinese practice of using music before medicine when treating ailments. Alexandra Suozzo is a licensed acupuncture physician and she shared her knowledge of why being at peace is important to…


Shen Yun ‘Brought Tears to My Eyes, Gave Me Goosebumps’, Says Music Producer

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Watching Shen Yun Performing Arts was a very moving experience for Tanya Rebeca, a Romanian-born music producer, pianist, lyricist, and singer. “It was breathtaking, it brought tears to my eyes many times, and gave me goosebumps,” Rebeca said. “Especially when the ladies were dancing, the way they are flowing, the way the music…


Baltimore Audience Feeling Hope and Peace After Shen Yun

BALTIMORE, Md.—After months of staying indoors and staying socially distanced, Shen Yun Performing Arts audience members in Baltimore were glad to be able to experience the performance in a safe environment. “I think what it does is it gives people a chance to get out and then be refreshed to see something as great as…


‘I Feel the Optimism’: Shen Yun Spreads Positivity in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas— Sometimes people mistake Shen Yun Performing Arts as a production coming from contemporary China. But Shen Yun is actually based in New York and the company is dedicated to depicting China before communism. After some research, Jim and Kathe Schuchert decided to attend a Shen Yun performance at The Long Center for the…


Shen Yun Impresses in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas—Damon Holvitch had been supplying the theater industry for over 30 years, and so has seen a lot of shows. Of Shen Yun, he says, “this is by far one of the best ones I’ve seen.” He and his wife Dr. Ella Burton attended the Jan. 8 matinee at The Long Center for the Performing…