Tag: Audience Comments

Shen Yun ‘Very Eye-Opening’ Says Marine

FAIRFAX, Va.—Sergeant Major Chester Wilson III, active-duty marine stationed in Quantico, Virginia, said he was exhilarated by the athleticism and spirituality of Shen Yun Performing Arts. “A very exhilarating event, something that more and more people should come to check out,” he said, “very eye-opening.” Mr. Wilson and his family attended the matinee performance at…


Chinese Theatregoer Praises Shen Yun For Reviving Chinese Culture

FAIRFAX, Va.—Dance and music are often known as universal languages because of their ability to transcend cultural barriers. Shen Yun Performing Arts uses these universal languages to show audiences all over the world the beauty of traditional Chinese culture. Mr. Yang, who came from mainland China, watched Shen Yun for the first time on Jan….


‘Very Different From Communist China’: Japanese Hospital President Grateful for Shen Yun

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan—A Japanese hospital president saw Shen Yun Performing Arts, and praised its “perfect choreography” and skilled dancers. “Shen Yun dancers’ skills are really super high and the dances are very beautiful,” said Mr. Fujita Hajime, the president of Fujita Hospital, after attending Shen Yun at the Tochigi Prefecture Cultural Center in Utsunomiya on Jan….


Shen Yun Offers the Audience ‘Two Journeys,’ Says Company Director

DENVER—As a birthday present, company director Rachelle Moschetti brought her mother to see Shen Yun’s matinee performance at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House on Chinese New Year, Jan. 22. At the end of the event, she exclaimed excitedly that Shen Yun Performing Arts was “a true gift.” “I loved the performance. It was stunning, engaging,…


Shen Yun: ‘All You Can Do Is Sit in Awe’ Says Fairfax Patron

FAIRFAX, Va.—“I feel very good that something like this exists,” said attorney Robert Varner about Shen Yun Performing Arts. Mr. Varner attended Shen Yun for the first time with his colleague and friend Nga Ubuong, assistant inventory manager for global logistics, at the George Mason University Center for the Arts on Jan. 22. “I feel…


Shen Yun’s Message ‘Can’t Be Silenced,’ Says Portland Audience Member

PORTLAND, Ore.—Investment advisor Cliff Sullivan has seen Shen Yun billboards for the past 10 years as he went about his life in Portland. Finally, on Jan. 22, he found the opportunity to attend Shen Yun’s matinee performance at the Keller Auditorium. Speaking on his first impressions, Mr. Sullivan said during intermission that the performance exceeded…


Shen Yun Awakens People’s Longing for God, Says Japanese Executive

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan—A former Japanese company’s board member said Shen Yun awakened people’s longing for God, and he felt that everybody might come to the earth from heaven. Mr. Fukaya Yukio was a board member of a famous Japanese transportation company. He attended Shen Yun five years ago, and felt very lucky that he could attend…


Shen Yun ‘Beautiful, Powerful, It’s Full of Emotions,’ Says Raleigh Theatergoer

RALEIGH, N.C.—Jim and Michelle Episale enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts on Sunday, Jan. 22, at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. Mr. Episale, a data architect for IBM, and Mrs. Episale, an elementary instructional assistant, enjoyed their first time seeing Shen Yun. Jim said, “It’s very beautiful, powerful. It’s…


‘I Suddenly Awoke, and Immediately Felt a Warm Current,’ Says Medical Professor After Shen Yun

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan—A Japanese medical professor was amazed by Shen Yun Performing Arts’ beauty. He attended a performance at the Tochigi Prefecture Cultural Center on Jan. 22, and concluded that faith is the key to Shen Yun’s extraordinariness. “Everything of Shen Yun is perfectly beautiful,” Mr. Kuroda Naohito, a medical professor from the Japanese famous Fukushima…


Dance Coach Watches Shen Yun Finale, Feels That ‘God Is Watching Over Us’

BATON ROUGE, La.—Debbie Rounds, Terri Walsh, and their friend Dawn attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Baton Rouge River Center Theater on Jan. 22. Ms. Rounds has been a dance coach for 42 years, and directs the Pink Panther All Stars. With her background, Debbie appreciated “the talent, the gymnastics. All of it!” in…