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Post Pandemic, Shen Yun Is an Opportunity for People to Come Together

PHILADELPHIA—The Westphal family of five love the world of art and so when Shen Yun Performing Arts arrived at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia, they were excited to attend. “I think it’s a wonderful performance and there is a lot of energy. [The dancers] are fantastic, the choreography is great, [and] the colors are awesome,”…


Chief of Staff to Senior Executive Blown Away By Beauty in Shen Yun

LAS VEGAS—It is a rare gem when an experience can leave one feeling uplifted. Although popular entertainment can certainly provide a distraction, it isn’t like Shen Yun Performing Arts, a performance that leaves many audience members feeling lighter and brighter. “This just lifts up your spirit overall, just makes you look forward to seeing the…


Shen Yun ‘The Most Beautiful Spectacle I’ve Ever Seen’

CINCINNATI, Ohio—For JP Davies, Shen Yun Performing Arts was “the most beautiful spectacle” he has ever seen. “Everything about it was wonderful,” he said after seeing the performance at the Aronoff Center for the Arts in Cincinnati on Feb. 26. Based in New York, Shen Yun aims to revive China’s culture that has been all but…


Shen Yun Presented With Commendation by Assemblywoman Murphy

PHILADELPHIA—New Jersey Rep. Carol Murphy together with her husband, Michael Muller, attended the Shen Yun Performing Arts performance, at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia, without any expectations. “I did not know what to expect. And I have to tell you that this is the best show that I have seen,” she said.  New York-based Shen Yun’s…


Shen Yun ‘Worth Waiting Two Years For’

CINCINNATI, Ohio—As the pandemic comes slowly to an end, art lovers are returning to the theaters. Pamela Childers teaches at the College of Allied Health Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. She attended the Feb. 25 performance of Shen Yun, a performance she has long-awaited. “It was worth waiting two years for,” she said. “We…


‘Just Mind Blowing’: Shen Yun Enchants London Theatergoers

LONDON—Shen Yun Performing Arts’ inaugural 2022 performance in London played to a packed theater, the audience delighting in an evening of classical Chinese dance and music. Kourosh Wallace, an artist and design manager with the Bank of America, said Shen Yun is “absolutely stunning.” “It was just mind-blowing. It wasn’t just the dance, it was…


‘Never Saw Anything Like This When I Was in China,’ Says Shen Yun Audience Member

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—If anyone attended a live performance in China, chances are they wouldn’t have seen anything like what Shen Yun Performing Arts puts on the stage. Not only is Shen Yun trying to revive the lost culture of China since the communist regime took power, but the company is unable to perform in China. “I’ve…


Shen Yun Gives Professionally Trained Figure Skater, the Urge to Spin and Dance

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—The beauty of dance and music found in Shen Yun Performing Arts often leaves spectators tapping their feet and inspired to get out and dance as well. “I was just going to tell my husband I feel like I want to dance right now. I want to just go like this and spin around…


Shen Yun ‘Keeps the Beauty of Chinese Culture Alive’

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Laws and mandates cannot change the hearts of the people. Shen Yun Performing Arts proves that although China is a communist state and much of China’s traditions and culture have been destroyed, there are still people who are striving to revive and present that culture to the world. “I learned that no matter what…


Shen Yun Reminds Former Air Force Member of the Importance of Freedom

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Art is a form of expression that goes beyond speaking. Shen Yun Performing Arts uses dances and music as their tool of expression to tell the world about the beauty of China before communism. Michael Davis who worked in publishing and Laurie Davis, a retired Air Force member shared that something that really…