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Shen Yun Reminds Audience That Spring Is Coming

NEW YORK—Bob Culley, a professional lighting designer at the David Koch Theater, was right at home enjoying the Shen Yun performance on March 19 at The David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center. He was accompanied by Carolina Napolitano, a microbiologist, who said they had been wanting to see the show for two years. With…


Reno: Shen Yun Bestows Hope, Compassion, Cooperation

RENO, Nev.—Watching Shen Yun perform at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts on March 18, yoga instructor Melanie Mahan was fascinated by the dancers’ movements. Her curiosity about Chinese dance began when her daughter’s ballet studio brought in a guest teacher who taught Chinese dance. “I love to watch how she moved,” Ms. Mahan recalled. “And…


Shen Yun ‘Something to Feel Good About’ After Pandemic Restrictions Over, Says Member of Provincial Parliament in Canada

OTTAWA, Canada—Shen Yun Performing Arts is “something to feel good about” after two years of pandemic restrictions, says Ontario member of provincial parliament (MPP) John Yakabuski. “To be able to come here this evening and see that I think is a real step forward for us, and I think for a lot of people,” said…


Shen Yun ‘Something to Feel Good About’ After Pandemic Restrictions Over, Says Provincial Parliament Member in Canada

OTTAWA, Canada—Shen Yun Performing Arts is “something to feel good about” after two years of pandemic restrictions, says Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament John Yakabuski. “To be able to come here this evening and see that I think is a real step forward for us, and I think for a lot of people,” said Mr. Yakabuski…


Shen Yun Shares the Value of Freedom With New York

NEW YORK—The United States was built on the foundation of freedom, notably, the freedom of speech and expression. Shen Yun Performing Arts is able to fulfill their mission of reviving 5,000 years of Chinese culture since they are based in New York and not in China, where they are being censored. Stephen Meringoff, the founder…


Shen Yun Presents an All-Round Enjoyable Experience for Portland Couple

PORTLAND, Ore.—Shen Yun Performing Arts, the world’s premier Chinese classical dance and music company, is always a boon for music lovers. Its world-class orchestra and individual solo presentations of traditional Chinese instruments never fail to provide a breath-taking experience. For retired music teacher Doreen Thorusen, this was certainly the case. Doreen, together with her husband…


Shen Yun Presents Beautiful Chinese Culture to Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Sometimes we forget that although there are nearly 200 countries in the world, we have more in common than we have differences. Shen Yun Performing Arts is reviving 5000 years of Chinese civilization and those 5000 years contain things that everyone can relate to. “I am a firm believer [in] any kind of cultural…


‘I want this to be a family tradition,’ Says Regional IT Manager at Shen Yun

PORTLAND, Ore.—Some families have the tradition of seeing the “Nutcracker” every Christmas. As more and more people are experiencing Shen Yun Performing Arts, some are also saying that they would like Shen Yun to become a part of their family tradition. “This isn’t normally something I would come to, but I left here thinking that…


Architect Moved by Shen Yun’s Beauty

NEW YORK—”I started crying in the first five minutes because I was just so moved by the movement and the music and I just felt something come alive within me,” said Suzy Cash, an architect. When Shen Yun Performing Arts played in the David H. Koch Theater at the Lincoln Center in New York on…


Shen Yun Artists Impress in Germany

MÜLHEIM AN DER RUHR, Germany—Wladislawa Wiesner, data protection coordinator from Cologne, admired the technique of Shen Yun Performing Arts’ dancers as she watched the performance at Stadthalle Mülheim an der Ruhr—Theatersaal. “It was very colorful and you could see that the artists really mastered the technique. It looked like it was really easy, but when you…