TORONTO—Around the world, people slowly became aware of the spiritual practice Falun Dafa, which has been under severe persecution under the Chinese Communist Party. Some people come into contact with this issue through the group’s public awareness activities, and others through the New York-based performing arts group Shen Yun. Painter Jennifer Argyris attended a Shen…

TORONTO—Christine Cardoso, a dance instructor who runs her own studio, says she appreciates all the hard work that goes into Shen Yun Performing Arts performances. “It takes a lot of work to get all that precise movement. … There’s a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes,” Ms. Cardoso said after seeing Shen…

TORONTO—Teresa Uszacki, a painter and former art gallery owner, says Shen Yun Performing Arts was “surrounded by beautiful lights” as she saw the performance at the Four Seasons Centre on April 9. “It was like an aura, a radiation of color [around the dancers’ bodies],” said Ms. Uszacki. “This is a very healing, uplifting performance…

TORONTO—Presenting a greeting message to Shen Yun Performing Arts on behalf of the Toronto mayor and councillors,  Toronto City Councillor James Pasternak said Shen Yun Performing Arts “is a wonderful production.” “It is both an honor and pleasure to bring greetings and congratulations on behalf of Mayor John Tory and my colleagues at City Council…