Tag: Audience Comments

Shen Yun’s Values Are Universal, Says Award-Winning Dentist

GREENSBORO, N.C.—“It was fantastic,” said Thane Hisaw who was at Shen Yun Performing Arts with his wife, Ruth. Shen Yun’s rendition of China’s authentic traditional culture brought out exclamations of wonder and acclaim from the audience when it performed at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro, North Carolina. Classical and ethnic…


‘We Can Still Find Ourselves,’ Resort Owner Says After Seeing Shen Yun

MIAMI, Fla.—China’s broad history of 5,000 years isn’t one that everyone is familiar with. For David Weinstein, an investment banker and resort owner, it wasn’t difficult to see the value in Shen Yun Performing Arts because he knows exactly what China has been through and what has been destroyed since the Chinese Communist Party took…


‘Just What We Need’ in These Times, Says San Francisco Audience Member

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—As everyone settles into 2022, many are more appreciating being able to go out and experience the arts in person. The sense of enjoying Shen Yun Performing Arts with others left a deep impression on Denyse and Alyce Jones. Denyse is the owner of a company that designs sustainable buildings in San Francisco….


Shen Yun ‘Gives Me Hope for the Future,’ Priest Says

SAN FRANCISCO—Shen Yun welcomes new and returning audience members everywhere the show tours, but Jim Sullivan is a truly loyal patron who has come back for the spectacle every year for the past four years. “I love the show. I see it every year. I think it’s absolutely amazing. It’s really one of the most…


Christmas Tickets to Shen Yun Bring Joy and Healing to Milwaukee Theatregoer

MILWAUKEE, Wis.—Watching Shen Yun Performing Arts, a display of the authentic Chinese culture portrayed by classical dance and live music, led to an amazing and unexpected healing experience for Diane Richter. Richter was at the Marcus Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she experienced for the first time in 49 years the disappearance of…


Christmas Tickets to Shen Yun Bring Joy and Healing to Milwaukee Theatergoer

MILWAUKEE, Wis.—Watching Shen Yun Performing Arts, a display of the authentic Chinese culture portrayed by classical dance and live music, led to an amazing and unexpected healing experience for Diane Richter. Richter was at the Marcus Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she experienced for the first time in 49 years the disappearance of…


Shen Yun ‘Makes Me Feel so Good’: Singer

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Violeta and Matteo Cucchiara, celebrities in the entertainment industry, were ecstatic after watching Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Thrasher-Horne Center at St John’s River State College in Jacksonville, Florida. Matteo is the executive film producer for Cinema Island Productions. He writes screenplays and novels. “It just lift us up,” he said after the…


‘Maybe We’re Divine,’ Says Audience Member After Seeing Shen Yun Perform

MILWAUKEE, Wis.—As 2022 rolls in, many Americans are seeing the masterful performances by Shen Yun Performing Arts to inspire hope, beauty, truth for the year ahead. Alexandria Pham and David Sells were able to learn about Shen Yun before the performance even started. “We were reading through the program and then we were listening to…


Former Professional Dancer Impressed by Shen Yun’s Revival of Classical Chinese Dance

COSTA MESA, Calif.—For retired professional dancer Patra Canfield, preserving traditional dances is very important. So she was very happy to see Shen Yun Performing Arts revive China’s classical Chinese dance, an art form with thousands of years of history. “I’m very impressed by it,” Ms. Canfield said after seeing the performance at Costa Mesa’s Segerstrom Center…


Shen Yun Reminds People That There Is More to China Than Communism

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— One can’t go wrong when starting the New Year with Shen Yun Performing Arts. Stephen Jackson, a business owner, said he found himself thinking of the value of freedom and individuality in the United States. “It’s very good; that message needs to be reeducated not only in China but in America too. We…