Tag: Audience Comments

Former Assistant Secretary of State for the East Asian Pacific Bureau Applauds Shen Yun’s Revival of Chinese Culture

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—China has been through 5,000 years of dynasties coming and going, and only in the last 100 years has the communist party of China been in power. Yet in these short 100 years, China has become nearly unrecognizable. Shen Yun Performing Arts is striving to let the world perceive the beauty that China…


‘I’m Seeing Angels Flying,’ Says Shen Yun Audience Member

PORTLAND, Ore.—A scene from the heavens was the first thing the Madrids saw when they attended a performance by Shen Yun Performing Arts. “One moment I felt like I was in heaven when I see the performance. I feel like I’m seeing angels flying,” said Ms. Rocio Madrid, an owner of a business, who saw…


‘We Need This in the World,’ Says Actor After Watching Shen Yun

GREENSBORO, N.C.—Sitting in the second row of the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts on Jan. 18 and watching Shen Yun Performing Arts for the third time were engineer and actor Wes Lewis and his wife Kelli Tremblay, an insurance agent. The couple had watched Shen Yun in previous years, and because Shen Yun…


Shen Yun Teaches ‘Compassion and Hope for a Brighter Tomorrow,’ Says Theatregoer

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Many audience members of Shen Yun Performing Arts feel Shen Yun is more than just casual entertainment because it spread valuable messages. Christian Grant, who works as a building manager, had a similar impression of the performance after he watched Shen Yun on Jan. 18 at the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre. “I thought it…


‘Shen Yun Is Something From the Heavens,’ Says Japanese Theatergoer

KAWAGUCHI, Japan—Shen Yun Performing Arts amazed Japanese elites at the Kawaguchi Comprehensive Cultural Center Lilia in Kawaguchi, Japan on the afternoon of Jan. 18. Several theatergoers said they were “in awe” after seeing the New York-based classical Chinese dance company. “At the moment the curtain opened, I knew immediately that this show will be wonderful,”…


Shen Yun Purified My Soul, Says Chinese Student in Japan

KAWAGUCHI, Japan—Mr. Wen Qiang, a Chinese student, began his study abroad in Japan a mere three months ago. It was fortunate timing, as on Jan. 18, he was able to watch Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Kawaguchi Comprehensive Cultural Center Lilia in Kawaguchi, Japan. After all, New York-based Shen Yun is a show that cannot…


Shen Yun Shows Path to Human Happiness, Says Swiss Theatergoer

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—On the last day of Shen Yun Performing Arts’ tour in Lausanne, the city was covered with a white coat of snow, but that did not prevent the courageous to travel of the many theatergoers to the Beaulieu Theater. Samira Layousse, who came specially from Geneva to experience Shen Yun, said she was very moved…


Japanese Audience Relaxed and Healed by Shen Yun

KAWAGUCHI, Japan—“I’m very satisfied. I obtained great enjoyment,” said Mr. Arai Nobuaki, a Ph.D. and patent lawyer, after attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Kawaguchi Comprehensive Cultural Center Lilia in Kawaguchi, Japan, on Jan. 17. Mr. Arai said he enjoyed everything that Shen Yun presented, and was amazed by the tumbling techniques the dancers…


Shen Yun Brings Joy to Humanity, Says Company Director

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Human resources director Nora Sterchi had tears in her eyes as she exited Shen Yun’s evening performance at the Theatre de Beaulieu on Jan. 17. “It was really beautiful. The colors, the music, the songs, it really touched me,” she said. “I really felt the joy of living. That was really moving and it…


Museum CEO Finds Important Values in Shen Yun

COLUMBUS, Ga.—Soldiers are respectful and loyal to their country and brave. Being a soldier doesn’t seem to relate to dance, but after seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts, the a veteran saw the relationship. Peter Jones was in the army for 32 years before retiring. Now, he is the CEO and director of the National Infantry Museum…