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Shen Yun Reconnects Audience Members With Their Spirituality

McALLEN, Texas—The arts are a gateway to the spirit. On the evening of Sept. 21, mother and daughter Ella Ramirez and Odalys Curiel were taken on a spiritual journey by Shen Yun Performing Arts. New York-based Shen Yun has been touring the world to revive the spiritual and traditional values of China’s 5,000-year-old culture since…


Audiences New and Old Admire Shen Yun

HOUSTON, Texas—Wildlife photographer Deanne Peterson and her mother attended their third Shen Yun performance together on Sunday, Sept. 19, at the Wortham Center Brown Theater in Houston, Texas. It’s become a family tradition. “We’ve come for probably four or five years, and it’s always really wonderful to come back and to see the new choreography and…


‘I Felt Like I Was Seeing Kindred Souls,’ Says Former Dance Educator

HOUSTON, Texas—Angela Hayes was full of praise after she attended the classical Chinese dance and music performance, Shen Yun Performing Arts, at the Wortham Center Brown Theater in Houston, Texas, on Sept. 18. Hayes, with nearly 30 years as a dance educator in a Texas public school and then as the director of a performing…


Shen Yun Returns to Houston, Amazes Audience

HOUSTON, Texas—After a long wait, Houston’s Shen Yun fans were treated to a much-anticipated performance at the Wortham Center Brown Theater. Hailing from New York, Shen Yun Performing Arts revives traditional Chinese culture as it was before the communist takeover. Its dance and live orchestral performances have graced the top stages across five continents. John…


Lawyer Whose Son and Wife Were Killed Has Law License Suspended

COLUMBIA, S.C.—The South Carolina Supreme Court indefinitely suspended the law license of prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh on Wednesday, two days after his law firm said he took money from the business. The one-page order by Chief Justice Don Beatty said he acted at the request of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, which investigates misconduct by…


Shen Yun Is ‘Reinvigorating to the Heart,’ Says Musician

RICHARDSON, Texas—Music is a living, breathing art form, and for musician Carmelo Santini, lead guitarist of a regional gospel funk band, the music of Shen Yun Performing Arts took him through a journey of drama, balance, and immense energy. “I think [the music] anchors the entire show together. It’s the centerpiece of the show and…


Shen Yun Portrays Unity and Peace in Traditional Values

RICHARDSON CITY, Texas—Music teacher and former singer, Judith Ritchie, saw Shen Yun Performing Arts two years ago and heard that the company was performing again at the Eisemann Center with a whole new repertoire. Knowing that the Sept. 4 performance would be another chance to learn more about Chinese culture, Ritchie decided to attend with…


Couple Happy That Shen Yun Preserves 5,000 Years of Chinese Traditions

RICHARDSON CITY, Texas—Shen Yun Performing Arts arrived in Richardson City, Texas, to the delight of Swati Hede, a practitioner of traditional Indian dance and vice president of commercial and contract management at Capgemini North America, Inc. “I’ve been waiting for this for years,” she said. “When I came here to the U.S. last time [in]…


Once-Lost Ancient City Carved Out of Red Sandstone Cliffs Is a New Wonder of the World

Carved into red sandstone cliffs in southwestern Jordan, the lost city of Petra was the capital of an ancient kingdom. Once a thriving center of trade, having lain in ruins for centuries, Petra is now one of the world’s New Seven Wonders. Each year, the 102-square-mile site typically attracts over a million visitors to what was once the…


Former Guangzhou Ballet Dancer Shares Her Message of Truth

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—A dancer’s training is filled with discipline and grit. Lisa Fifield was the first-ever American to be contracted by a Chinese ballet company. She danced with the Guangzhou Ballet in China early in her career, and after seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts, she said she is glad that Shen Yun’s dancers can dance…