Tag: Audience Comments

New and Returning Audience Members Enjoy Shen Yun

DENVER, Colo.—Sabra Kuykendall has wanted to see Shen Yun Performing Arts for years. On the evening of Nov. 6, she and husband Randy Kuykendall, former head of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division, attended their first experience of Shen Yun. “It’s a wonderful show. I’ve wanted to…


Educator Sees ‘So Much Culture’ in Shen Yun

DENVER, Colo.—From educators to members of the military, audience members in Denver said they were touched by the energy of Shen Yun Performing Arts at its evening performance at The Buell Theatre on Nov. 4. Shaul Gabbay, a professor at Denver University who now works at the Global Research Institute, said the experience was “unbelievable.” “So…


Shen Yun Is ‘Like Nothing I’ve Ever Seen Before’

DENVER, Colo.—”It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before,” Carl Montion said of Shen Yun Performing Arts at The Buell Theatre in Denver, Colorado, on Nov. 5. Working in the hospitality business, Montion gets the newsletters from the theater, and decided he had to go see New York-based Shen Yun and its presentation of “China Before…


Shen Yun: A Dance Performance That Delights Dancers

NORFOLK, Va.—Shen Yun Performing Arts, the New York-based classical Chinese dance company, arrived in Norfolk on Nov. 5. On opening night at Chrysler Hall, international Latin ballroom dancer Elizabeth Morgan found herself moved by the stories of Shen Yun and blown away by the production. “[It was] so synchronized and it was beautiful with the…


Shen Yun’s Message Is Important For Us Today, Says Actress

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—“Stunning,” actress Zoe Hancock said of Shen Yun Performing Arts as it brought China’s unique traditional culture that extends over 5,000 years to Popejoy Hall in Albuquerque. “It’s not like anything you see today,” said Hancock, who attended the performance with her husband. “I love Chinese culture, so it’s wonderful to see the dancing and…


Psychotherapist Finds Himself ‘Changed Forever’ After Shen Yun

BOISE, Idaho—“I am just changed forever,” said Dr. Daniel Novak after watching the world’s foremost traditional Chinese classical dance and music company, Shen Yun Performing Arts. “I’ve always wanted to see it,” Novak, a psychotherapist, said. “And I heard it was coming to Boise, and I just could not resist to see it. It’s fantastic….


‘I Just Felt Like I Was Moving Into the Heavens,’ Says Theatergoer at Shen Yun

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico—China’s traditional culture is deeply spiritual and for 5,000 years, its people believed in a divine connection between heaven and earth. At the Popejoy Hall in Albuquerque, Shen Yun Performing Arts—a company that is reviving traditional Chinese culture—brought its audience unique insight into the true beauty and spirituality of the Middle Kingdom through…


Shen Yun Has a ‘Healing Vibe’: UFC Champion Nick Diaz

MODESTO, Calif.—UFC champion Nick Diaz attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Oct. 27. The 38-year-old middleweight enjoyed Shen Yun while healing from his last fight. “It was nice to come here and see the show—it’s really peaceful, has a healing vibe,” he said. He added that he used to see…


Shen Yun Has a ‘Healing Vibe’: UFC Star Nick Diaz

MODESTO, Calif.—UFC star Nick Diaz attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Oct. 27. The 38-year-old middleweight enjoyed Shen Yun while healing from his last fight. “It was nice to come here and see the show—it’s really peaceful, has a healing vibe,” he said. He added that he used to see…


Shen Yun Lights Up Fresno With the Power of Faith

FRESNO, Calif.—On the afternoon of Oct. 31, while many in town were gearing up to go trick-or-treating, some lucky few were at William Saroyan Theatre, experiencing pure divinity through art. Shen Yun had arrived just the day before for a two-day run. Shen Yun, a New York-based classical Chinese dance and music company, has become world-renowned for…