Tag: Audience Comments

‘Shen Yun Is Very Sacred,’ Says Chinese Audience Member

BERKELEY, Calif.—To the Western audience, Shen Yun Performing Arts is an opportunity to learn about Chinese culture. Yet to Chinese audience members, it’s a reminder of their roots and a way to reconnect with their cultural history. Mr. Liu, who came from mainland China, watched Shen Yun for the first time on Jan. 16 at…


Shen Yun ‘Allows Us to Reconnect With Ourselves’: Swiss Dignitary

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Sitting in the audience at the Theatre de Beaulieu on the evening of Jan. 16, Jean-François Chapuisat, a member of the Grand Council of Vaud, said Shen Yun Performing Arts guided him through a rollercoaster of emotions. Shen Yun “touched the divine,” Mr. Chapuisat said. He called it an experience in the heavens and…


Shen Yun Reminds Swiss Audience of Traditional Values

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Being in a country filled with diversity, Shen Yun Performing Arts is right at home. The 2022–2023 season has brought Shen Yun Performing Arts to Lausanne’s Théâtre de Beaulieu. “I think it’s a nice reminder of the past values and how it used to be and what we used to aspire to and maybe what…


Shen Yun’s Beauty ‘Can Only Be Found in Heaven,’ Says Painter

KAWAGUCHI, Japan—Several Japanese elites said they were shocked by the beauty of Shen Yun Performing Arts, with some of the theatergoers even moved to tearss. “Shen Yun is extraordinarily excellent,” said Mr. Uchu Taikan, a Chinese painter in Japan. “I was very touching in the beginning. Then excited. Then I was in awe. Shen Yun’s…


‘I Had Tears in My Eyes Because It Is a Really Beautiful Emotion,’ Says Shen Yun Theatergoer

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—From Jan. 14 to 17, the city of Lausanne resounded with the sounds of ancient China as the Shen Yun Performing Arts returned to Europe for a new season. Mauro Zanazzi spoke from the heart, with an authenticity that he probably also serves with love in his Italian specialty restaurant in Payerne, not far…


Shen Yun Displays Balance and ‘Mastery of This Energy That Is Deployed,’ Says Lawyer

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—With its medieval streets and its beautiful beaches and quays bordering Lake Geneva, Lausanne, in the Lake Geneva region of French-speaking Switzerland, enjoys an exceptional lifestyle. This Monday, Jan. 16, the Théâtre Beaulieu welcomed to the stage for the third consecutive day the dancers, singers, and musicians of the famous Shen Yun Performing Arts. Nicolas…


‘Shen Yun Is Worth Attending Again and Again’: Japanese Company President

KAWAGUCHI, Japan—Shen Yun Performing Arts World Company kicked off the first of three performances at the Kawaguchi Comprehensive Cultural Center Lilia in Kawaguchi, Japan, on Jan. 17. Attendees expressed their joy and happiness after attending the show. “Shen Yun is worth attending again and again!” said Mr. Kawamoto Hideki, the president of a medical system…


Shen Yun Performers ‘Wear Their Hearts on Their Sleeves,’ Says Attorney

BERKELEY, Calif.—Tax attorney Patrick Roach and fashion stylist Nicole Guarascio had high hopes when they arrived for their first date at Zellerbach Hall to watch Shen Yun’s matinee on Jan. 16. The performance was everything they thought it would be and much more. “It was captivating. There was so much color and dance and choreography….


Shen Yun ‘Gets to People’s Hearts in a Beautiful Way,’ Says Entrepreneur

BERKELEY, Calif.—Fashion entrepreneur Angela Guevara, who attended Shen Yun’s matinee performance at Zellerbach Hall on Jan. 15, said the performance brought on “a cocktail of emotions.” “It’s not just art, it’s spiritual, it’s historical. It just gives you a whole range of knowledge,” she said. Based in New York, Shen Yun Performing Arts was founded…


‘I Love Shen Yun so Much’: Dallas Theatergoer

DALLAS—When everything that we value is the result of pursuing material possessions, we are in danger of losing what is truly important. Shen Yun Performing Arts is reminding audiences of the importance of connecting to themselves, audiences said after a matinee performance in Dallas. “I think that technological advances has its benefits where we are…