Tag: Audience Comments

Story in Shen Yun ‘Pulls on My Heartstrings,’ Says Magician

TUCSON, Ariz.—Rodney Housley, visual and performing artist as well as a magician, and his wife Kim, a teacher, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall in Tucson for the first time on Feb. 11. As this was the first time at a Shen Yun performance, Mr. Housley had good things to…


‘We Couldn’t Wait to See It’: Retired Banker Inspired by Shen Yun

HARTFORD, Conn.—Craig Clausen, former senior vice president at JP Morgan and other major banks, is among the many Shen Yun Performing Arts audience members this year who felt they finally attained a long-awaited experience. “I’ve wanted to see this for a long, long time,” said Mr. Clausen, who attended the Shen Yun matinee on Feb….


Shen Yun Reminds Us to Never Take Freedom for Granted, Says DA

ESCONDIDO, Calif.—San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan attended Shen Yun for the first time on the evening of Feb. 10, at the California Center for the Arts. Equally impressed by the performers’ artistry and the show’s message, Ms. Stephan said Shen Yun was absolutely stunning. “It was a beautiful event, a really moving event,” she…


‘It Was Almost Like a Dream’: Shen Yun Audience Member

ESCONDIDO, Calif.—A beautiful work of art has the ability to pull its viewer in and envelope them. Shen Yun Performing Arts has been touching the hearts of its audience since its inception in 2006. “I feel like I was there. It was almost like a dream. I can’t describe in words, really. It was amazing….


Shen Yun Brings Audience in Lyon Hope and Serenity

LYON, France—Shen Yun Performing Arts is back in Lyon. Since Saturday, Feb. 4, ancestral sounds of traditional China have been resonating in the City of Light. This Wednesday, Feb. 8, many people came from the Drôme, Ardèche, Haute-Loire and, of course, from the Lyon area to partake in this revival of 5,000 years of civilization….


Lawyer Says Shen Yun’s ‘Infinite Beauty’ Could ‘Create a Vaccine for All the Ugliness in the World’

LYON, France—From Feb. 4 to Feb. 9, the former silk capital of France is reconnecting with China, the origin of this precious fabric. The Shen Yun Performing Arts Global Company has put on its dancing shoes at the Amphitheatre 3000 in Lyon, playing every night to a full house. This Wednesday, Feb. 8, Marie-Christine Bonnin…


Shen Yun ‘Presents Humanity’s Deepest Emotions by Using the Arts,’ Says Korean Dance Researcher

GUMI, South Korea—Korean audiences praised Shen Yun Performing Arts for bringing hope and happiness to people, and on Feb. 8 some said the performance was so amazing there was nothing else like it on earth. At the Gumi Arts Center–Grand Hall in Gumi on the evening of Feb. 8, New York-based Shen Yun finished the…


Shen Yun Is ‘An Enchantment of the Heart and Mind,’ Says French Fashion Designer

LYON, France—From Saturday Feb. 4 until Thursday, Feb. 9, Shen Yun Performing Arts, the prestigious classical Chinese dance and music company from, New York, is taking the stage at the Amphitheatre 3000 in the city of Lyon. There are moments which take us back to a happy time in the past or make us live…


Actress Impressed With Shen Yun Storytelling, Acting

LYON, France—Since Saturday, the sounds of Shen Yun Performing Arts have been resonating at the Amphitheater 3000 in Lyon. On Monday evening, Fariba Yousefi was among the audience. “I love it! It is splendid! I liked it very much, it’s very interesting,” said this young Iranian actress. New York-based Shen Yun is the world’s top…


Shen Yun Stories Inspire Award-Winning Poet and Creative Writer

RENO, Nev.—Feb. 8 was the second time award-winning poet and creative writer Rita Geil saw a Shen Yun performance when she came with a friend. She called a “happy accident.” “I was invited to come with a friend who didn’t know I’d seen it and was saying, ‘Would you be interested in something like this?’…