Category: Audience Comments

Shen Yun Shows French Audience Something ‘Transcendental’

NANTES, France—The best of traditional Chinese culture was back at the Cité des Congrès where the Shen Yun Performing Arts Global Company took to the stage in Nantes from April 3 to 5. On Wednesday, April 5, Hélène Chevillotte, a commercial editor, was among the spectators. “It’s a wonderful show! I really admired the costumes,…


Shen Yun Gives a ‘Sensation of Joy,’ Says Hospital Department Director

FLORENCE, Italy—Jacopo Nori, doctor and director of the breast cancer unit at Careggi University Hospital, knows how uplifting beauty can be, as the halls of his unit are lined with beautiful photos of Florence precisely to help uplift patients. On April 10, he felt uplifted by the power of beauty himself, attending the matinee performance…


Shen Yun Music ‘Very Fluid, a Beautiful Achievement,’ Says Art Exhibition Coordinator

FLORENCE, Italy—Linda Pacifici, who coordinates exhibitions for the Palazzo Strozzi Foundation, a major art exhibitor based out of Florence, enjoyed a trip through time and space into a culture worlds away from the one with which she was familiar. “It’s profoundly different,” she said of the aesthetics of Chinese civilization as she saw in Shen…


Shen Yun ‘Perfect From Begininng to End,’ Says French Ambassador to Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel—Eric Danon, the French Ambassador to Israel for several years, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts with his wife at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center on April 8. “We leave the show with the desire that it never ends, that we are on a journey and we want to stay in it,” said…


Shen Yun ‘The Most Beautiful Performance I’ve Ever Seen,’ Says Tech CEO

TEL AVIV, Israel—Hannah Samira, CEO of a tech company, was familiar with ancient Chinese culture and principles; in fact, she referenced some of its philosophies, including “The Art of War” in her own work. But she knew little about how China today is ruled, and found Shen Yun Performing Arts an eye-opening experience. “It’s the…


Shen Yun Shares a Hope for Freedom in China

SEATTLE—Freedom should be enjoyed by everyone around the world, but since the beginning of the Chinese Communist Party, people in China have been losing their lives in the fight for freedom. Shen Yun Performing Arts is using beautiful dance and music to raise awareness of the crimes happening in China. “Hopefully, people are more respective…


Shen Yun Is the ‘Most Important Contemporary Work in the Performing Arts Today,’ Says Musician

ORANGE PARK, Fla.—For Rebecca Day, a musician and writer, it was difficult to hold back tears as she watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at Thrasher-Horne Center on April 9. She thought the whole experience was incredible. “It gives you renewed hope and it is so inspiring. It invigorates your spirit—it’s incredible. I’ve got so much…


Investment Manager Saw Shen Yun’s ‘Unbelievable Message of Honor’

CHICAGO—Nick Dicaro, his daughter Daniela, and friend Holly, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Auditorium Theatre on April 9. Dicaro’s investment company sells mortgages, trusts, and land contracts, and Holly is a clinical psychologist. He said he wanted to see Shen Yun since 2019 and what sold him was the slogan, “Chna before communism.” He…


‘One of the Most Significant Things I’ve Seen in My Life’ Says Architect About Shen Yun

ADELAIDE, Australia—Lasse Kaukomaa, a leading architect of the National Defense Medical Center, said Shen Yun Performing Arts was a “profound” experience. “It’s like being in a dream, hypnotized … it takes you away into the clouds,” said Mr. Kaukomaa after the performance at the Festival Theatre on the afternoon of April 9. “My experience of…


Shen Yun ‘Reminds Us That There Was a Culture Before Communism,’ Says Professor

NEW YORK—Distinguished professor of law Sam Estreicher has authored more than 200 scholarly articles and a dozen books and served on committees, including the UN’s Internal Justice Commission. He attended Shen Yun Performing Arts, knowing the performing arts group was formed by Chinese artists of faith who fled human rights abuses back in China. “I know that…