Tag: Audience Comments

Dutch Audience Member Describes Shen Yun as ‘One of the Most Amazing Experiences That I Have Ever Had in My Life’

GRONINGEN, Netherlands—Shen Yun Performing Arts gave four performances at the MartiniPlaza in Groningen, Netherlands from Jan. 20 to Jan. 22. Audience members had the opportunity to learn about traditional Chinese culture and get a glimpse of what China was like before communism. “This is truly one of the most amazing experiences that I have ever…


Shen Yun Shows That Traditional ‘Values Must Be Passed on to the Future,’ Says Japanese Insurance Business Owner

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan—A Japanese insurance business owner said the values that Shen Yun delivered should be inherited by all generations and passed on to the future. “All of us should rethink our thoughts and behaviors, and rejudge what’s the right thing to do,” said Mr. Sugiyama Masahiro, the owner of Aflac Insurance Company, after attending Shen…


Shen Yun ‘Explains Why Beauty Matters’: Attorney

FAIRFAX, Va.—Chris and Susan Kachouroff, both attorneys, enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts on the eve of Chinese New Year, and saw in the “China before communism” presented through art something beautiful. “Absolutely amazing performance—wonderful, ethical, moral. Beautiful. It explains why beauty matters,” said Mr. Kachouroff at the George Mason University Center for the Arts on Jan. 21….


Shen Yun Is a Reminder of the Value of Freedom, Says First Time Audience Member

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.—Communism is something people often say looks great on paper but is terrifying when it actually plays out, and Shen Yun Performing Arts is using beautiful dance and music to show the world what communism really looks like. Chris Brune works in real estate, and after seeing New York-based Shen Yun, he was…


‘You Can Have Heaven on Earth If You Live Your Life the Way Shen Yun Is Portraying It,’ Says Award-Winning Architect

FAIRFAX, Va.—Robert Dale Lynch is an award winning architect whose work is driven by an appreciation and search for beauty and humanity. On Jan. 21, Mr. Lynch had an enlightening experience being immersed in beauty while seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts. “I’ve been trying to get my whole family. I wanted my whole family to…


Shen Yun ‘Touches Your Heart and Touches Your Soul,’ Says Portland Audience Member

PORTLAND, Ore.—Project manager Cynthia Latorre and her husband attended Shen Yun’s evening performance on Jan. 21 at the Keller Auditorium after seeing online ads and hearing recommendations from friends. At the end of the evening the couple agreed that Shen Yun was “very worth it.” “I think it was lovely. It actually brought me to…


Shen Yun ‘Opened My Mind and Opened My Eyes,’ Says Denver Theatergoer

DENVER—2023 is the lucky Chinese year of the rabbit, and on Jan. 21, Denver theatergoers were able to celebrate this new beginning than with Shen Yun Performing Arts. Mario Hinostroza, a financial consultant at Wells Fargo, saw Shen Yun for the first time at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House on Jan. 21, Lunar New Year’s…


Retired Executive Enjoys Seeing China Before Communism in Shen Yun

BATON ROGUE, La.—Tom Olinde, a retired retail executive and owner, was impressed by Shen Yun Performing Arts after seeing the performance of the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company at the Baton Rouge River Center Theater on Jan. 21. “I think it’s great. Very colorful costumes, the music’s good. … I like the [classical] dance,” said…


Shen Yun Tells ‘The Chinese Story, Outside of Communism’: Virginia State Senator

FAIRFAX, Va.—Virginia State Senator J. Chapman Petersen has always been interested in Asian cultures. And on the eve of the Lunar New Year, he was able to celebrate a revival of traditional Chinese culture with his wife and youngest daughter attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the George Mason University Center for the Arts on Jan….


Shen Yun ‘Much Higher’ Than Just Entertainment, Says Executive

RALEIGH, N.C.—Tracy Deans, an IT executive with a financial company, says there’s something deep in Shen Yun Performing Arts that makes it more than just a beautiful dance performance. “It adds an additional element that you see, this faith element coming through their dance,” said Mr. Deans, who saw Shen Yun with his daughter, Emily,…