HOUSTON—China had a brilliant history of 5,000 years before communism took control. Bob and Sherry Lindley, who came to see Shen Yun Performing Arts to celebrate their 29th anniversary, expressed their appreciation for Shen Yun’s reviving of traditional Chinese culture. “I didn’t realize that China at one time was a free country before communism. I…
Social Media Star Cameron Hamilton ‘Blown Away’ by Shen Yun
ATLANTA—Social media personality Cameron Hamilton said he felt blessed to be able to see Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Atlanta Symphony Hall on Dec. 26. “It was just a great blessing to be here, to be able to experience it. … You can just see when everyone came together—it was just a beautiful thing…
Seeing Shen Yun, ‘You Realize Maybe There Is Still Hope’: Manager
HOUSTON—When Vincent and Andrea Iandoli first moved to Houston 10 years ago, they saw advertisements in the city for Shen Yun Performing Arts. It didn’t occur to Mr. Iandoli to see the performance right then, but “then we heard about the performances, we heard about the reviews, and we said, ‘we must see it.’” Attending…
Shen Yun ‘Absolutely Wonderful, I Want to Be Part of Them’: Japanese Entrepreneur
HACHIOJI, Japan—The dancers of Shen Yun Performing Arts so impressed Mitsuyama Manami, president of GRIT, that she wished to be a part of them. “Shen Yun is absolutely wonderful! [The dancers’ movements were] beyond the possibility of the human body,” said Ms. Mitsuyama Manami, who is president of a construction and installation company in Tachikawa,…
Finance Company President to Shen Yun: ‘Keep Your Faith, Keep Spreading the Word’
HOUSTON—Shawn Goheen, president and founder of Goheen Companies, which manages over $1 billion of premium finance life insurance, was in attendance opening night of Shen Yun Performing Arts at Jones Hall for the Performing Arts Given the opportunity to speak to the artists, Mr. Goheen said he would tell them, “Keep it up, keep doing it, keep…
Cuban Americans Who Fled Communism Share Shen Yun’s Message With Chinese Daughter
ATLANTA—All three members of the de Velasco family were able to connect to cultural roots on Dec. 26, watching Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Atlanta Symphony Hall. Eduardo de Velasco, retired law enforcement director and wine consultant, his wife Barbara Palomino de Velasco, forensic psychologist and program coordinator at Walden University, and their daughter Meihui,…
Shen Yun ‘The Perfect Way to Celebrate Christmas’: Atlanta Business Owner
ATLANTA—Celena Brown, entrepreneur and business owner, sat front and center at the world premiere of the all-new Shen Yun Performing Arts 2023 show at the Atlanta Symphony Hall on Dec. 24, 2022. The Christmas Eve performance was met with such high demand that even after tickets sold out, additional seats had to be opened up last…
Freedom of Belief, Expression, and Culture on Display at Shen Yun Premiere in Atlanta
ATLANTA—Gina Ann Riggs, actor and co-founder of the Marietta Theatre Company in Atlanta, celebrated Christmas Eve by attending the completely sold-out world premiere of Shen Yun Performing Arts 2023. “Absolutely beautiful. I came here expecting to see beautiful dances and beautiful costumes and scenery, and it’s so much more,” Ms. Riggs said at Atlanta Symphony Hall…
‘Message of Hope’: Washington Audience Praise Shen Yun on Final 2022 Performance
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Domenic Savini, assistant director of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board, said he waited for a long time to see Shen Yun Performing Arts, and was “so happy” to finally get a chance to see the final 2022 performance of the company at the Kennedy Center Opera House on July 17. Mr. Savini, who is also…
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Shen Yun a Beautiful Performance, Says VP of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
ATLANTA—After seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time at the Atlanta Symphony Hall on Dec. 26, Gaetan Le Divelec, vice president of artistic planning at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, praised the beauty of Shen Yun and the talent of the performers. “I think it’s beautiful,” he said. “The dancers are clearly very trained at a…