CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—Experiencing Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time at the American Bank Center Selena Auditorium on Feb. 14 were Harland and Maria Igou. The couple were impressed by many aspects of the performance. “It’s been a very nice show,” said Mr. Igou. “The colors, the backdrop, everything is just amazing, so we…
Theatregoers Describe Shen Yun as ‘An Experience That Must Be Had’
Theatergoers Describe Shen Yun as ‘An Experience That Must Be Had’
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—Experiencing Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time at the American Bank Center Selena Auditorium on Feb. 14 were Harland and Maria Igou. The couple were impressed by many aspects of the performance. “It’s been a very nice show,” said Mr. Igou. “The colors, the backdrop, everything is just amazing, so we…
Shen Yun Shows Younger Generation the Beauty of China
MOBILE, Ala.—For the younger generation growing up in the United States, the culture and customs of other countries are usually foreign and even difficult to understand. Shen Yun Performing Arts is presenting the best of China before communism to audiences. “I brought my daughter. I had no idea what to expect and I haven’t been…
Singer Brenda Lee Says She ‘Loved Every Minute’ of Shen Yun
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Singer Brenda Lee said Shen Yun Performing Arts is “top-notch” after seeing the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, in Nashville, on Feb. 4. “The whole thing all went together so well, it all touched me,” Ms. Lee said. “I loved every minute. I loved the sad parts,…
Shen Yun ‘Impeccably Professional,’ Beautiful, and Seeks Truth, Says Executive Director
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—One could say that the beauty Shen Yun Performing Arts presents is literally out of this world. Shen Yun means “the beauty of divine beings dancing,” it is reviving a culture believed to be divinely inspired, and the performance begins with a piece depicting the divine world. All of this was not lost on…
Musician Moved by Hope and Beauty in Shen Yun Performance in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Percussionist Greg Jones was greatly moved by Shen Yun Performing Arts seeing it with his daughter at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, on Feb. 3. “It was a beautiful sight to behold. The dancing—magnificent, graceful, the singing, awesome. The orchestra—oh! I love the music. Beautiful job,” he said. “It was gorgeous. The colors, the…
‘When the Curtain Came up It Was Magic’: Veteran Says About Shen Yun
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Charles Bloodworth has been an infantryman, paratrooper, green beret, then lawyer. His father was in China in 1946 after World War II, until the communist revolution in China kicked him out. His trusted doctor is someone whose father lived through China’s Cultural Revolution. So Mr. Bloodworth was happy to get the opportunity to experience…
Executive Director Amazed by Shen Yun’s Perfection
JACKSON, Miss.—Terry Wages, the executive director of the Mississippi State Fire Academy, was struck by the perfection of Shen Yun Performing Arts when he watched it with his wife on Jan. 31 at the Thalia Mara Hall. “What impressed me the most is the perfection of the performance,” said Mr. Wages. “The dancers—I’ve been watching…
Physician Leaves Shen Yun With a Renewed Sense of Hope
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Prior to attending Shen Yun’s matinee at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts on Jan. 29, physician Cameron Huxford and his wife Mary had no idea what to expect. “[Chinese culture] is something that none of us were familiar with,” Dr. Huxford said, “we just thought it would be good for us and…
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Shen Yun: ‘Come Out and See Exactly What the Chinese Culture Is About,’ Says Idaho State Representative
BOISE, Idaho—State legislator Brent Crane, with his wife Rochenda and children Keaton and Riley, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts in Boise on Feb. 18 and found it fascinating. “It’s absolutely fascinating to watch the colors and the brilliance and the stories of Chinese culture come to life,”…