Category: Audience Comments

Shen Yun ‘Seems Superhuman,’ Says Dancer

NANTES—On Monday April 3, for the second time this year, the city of the Dukes of Brittany welcomed New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts, the famous classical Chinese dance and music company. Paul Sancho, a young dancer, came to discover classical Chinese dance and experience Shen Yun at the Cité des Congrès. “I thought they…


Shen Yun Is Bringing Peace, Love, Joy, and Kindness, Says County Commissioner

OMAHA, Neb.—Mary Ann Borgeson, a chairwoman of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners, thoroughly enjoyed Shen Yun’s evening performance at the Orpheum Theater on April 4. “It was beautiful! Honest to goodness, it was so expressive—so beautiful in all of the movements and music,” she exclaimed. “It really does warm your heart watching all of…


Shen Yun Is Divine, Say Toronto Theatregoers

TORONTO, Canada—Shen Yun Performing Arts’ name means “the beauty of divine being,” which Igor Vujanic, a dentist, and his wife Mira Vujanic, a painter, found very apt when they watched Shen Yun at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on April. 4. “[It’s] beautiful,” said Mr. Vujanic. “The music and dance, it’s beautiful….


‘It’s Portraying a Message that All Humanity Needs to Hear’: University Professor

OMAHA, Neb.—There are many performances that offer entertainment, but how many can claim that they are beneficial to society? Since Shen Yun Performing Arts’ inception in 2006, it has been reminding audiences around the world of what is truly important in life. “It was magnificent in every way. It was uplifting. It’s portraying a message…


Shen Yun ‘Made Me Very Happy and Very Touched,’ Says Former Canadian MP

TORONTO, Canada—Chungsen Leung, a former member of the Canadian Parliament, attended Shen Yun’s evening performance at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on March 31. Though this was already Mr. Leung’s fourth time watching Shen Yun, he felt each time was a brand new experience. Based in New York, Shen Yun Performing Arts…


Taiwan Television Director Praises Shen Yun

TAIPEI, Taiwan—A recorded performance is the product of take after take so that a director can choose which is best. But for Shen Yun Performing Arts, the saying “the show must go on,” rings true. Once a live performance starts, there is no going back. “I’ve seen many stage performances, and generally speaking, it’s not…


Member of Parliament Stunned by Shen Yun Soprano

TORONTO—Member of Parliament Anna Roberts attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on March 2. She described what she liked about Shen Yun. “It’s the amazing colors, the water sleeves, the snow sleeves, it’s just unbelievable,” she said. “The dance, the coordination, the acrobatics. It’s amazing to me, [to] see…


Shen Yun Presents a ‘Culture That’s Uplifting’ With ‘Transcendent Beauty,’ Says Painter

TORONTO, Canada—Inspired by the “transformative” and “dynamic” performance, Michelle Doran, painter and poet, said Shen Yun Performing Arts was “in touch with the past on a wave to the future.” Mrs. Doran attended the production at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on April 1. “I cried from joy,” she said. “I just…


Shen Yun ‘Amazing, Very Elegant, and Beautiful,’ Says CIO

SEATTLE—Jack and Shannon Story, and their daughter Hailey, had seen many performances at the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, but April 2 was their first time seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts. “It’s absolutely amazing—very elegant and beautiful,” said Mr. Story, a chief information officer. Mr. Story said Shen Yun was a performance he would “absolutely, highly recommend.”…


Shen Yun Gives ‘Faith for Renewal’ Says VP

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.—For their fourth time seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts since the company’s inception in 2006, Lisa Kerr, vice president of sales in health care, and her husband George Kerr, were again left inspired by the performance at the State Theatre New Jersey on April 1. “I absolutely love it … it’s just beautiful…