Category: Audience Comments

Shen Yun Presents ‘Messages That We Should All Take to Heart’: Company President

VANCOUVER, Canada—Brad Brain, the president of Brad Brain Financial Planning, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at Queen Elizabeth Theatre on March 24. Exiting the theatre at the conclusion of the evening, Mr. Brain exclaimed that Shen Yun “is a world-class performance.” In 2006, Shen Yun Performing Arts was established in New York by a group…


Shen Yun Is a Way to ‘Connect to Heaven,’ Says Consul-General of Brazil

VANCOUVER, Canada—Ambassador Renato Mosca, Consul-General of Brazil in Vancouver, is a lover of Chinese culture and has traveled to China many times. On March 21, he and his wife, Luciana, attended Shen Yun’s evening performance at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre and thought the performance was “a sort of enlightenment.” “It’s a [way] to connect to…


94-Year-Old Glad to Have Seen Shen Yun

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—There can be many reasons not to get out and see Shen Yun Performing Arts, but if we really let those reasons get in the way, we won’t get the opportunity to boast about seeing Shen Yun to our friends. “It was a thrill of a lifetime. I could cry. I can’t wait to…


Vancouver Audience Loves the Expression of Freedom in Shen Yun

VANCOUVER, Canada—Dance and music together can express emotions that perhaps even words cannot. Thankfully in the West, Shen Yun Performing Arts is able to portray a truth that really matters. “There’s an incredible spiritual undertone in this particular show that I love. The fact that they can come here on this platform and show that…


Shen Yun Gave Us ‘The Knowledge of How We May Do Better as People,’ Says Florida Theatergoer

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Business owner Regina Franco and her engineer husband Ricardo attended Shen Yun for the first time at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on March 23. The couple was not only amazed by the beauty of the show but loved that the artists are sharing genuine Chinese culture with everyone. “It’s amazing…


‘It Really Grabbed Your Attention and You Didn’t Want It to End’ Says Mayor Trantalis About Shen Yun

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.—During his first time seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts, Dean Trantalis, mayor of the city of Fort Lauderdale, cherished the beauty and culture the performance brought to the city. Mr. Trantalis has been the city’s mayor since 2018, after his reelection in 2020. “In terms of costume, dance, choreography … everything about it…


Photographer Says Shen Yun Represents ‘What Is of Value’ in Chinese History

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—Photographer Bill Dow attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts on March 22. “It was visually stunning!,” he said. “And of course the dancing was amazing. I didn’t realize that a lot of modern ballet is based upon what I saw today, and, so, it filled in…


Filmmaker Says Shen Yun ‘A Nice Education’

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—Filmmaker John Lacy and Rachel Bailit, an actress and acting instructor, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts on March 22. Lacy is a former actor who just released his own film. Of Shen Yun, he said: “It’s breathtaking. Really inspiring. I love seeing all the movement and…


Shen Yun Awakens Our Inner Self, Says Award-Winning CIO

SÃO PAULO—An IT expert who heads both Europe’s and Latin America’s largest community of digital leaders said watching Shen Yun was both an educational and spiritual experience. “I learned a lot about the Chinese culture,” said Jorge Cordenonsi after watching Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Teatro Bradesco (Bradesco Theater) on March 21. “The dance,…


Renowned Brazilian Surgeon Amazed by Shen Yun’s Beauty and Its Portrayal of the Divine

SAO PAULO, Brazil—Renowned plastic surgeon Lecy Marcondes Cabral and his girlfriend, Inew Camargo Mendes Pereira enjoyed the sixth of Shen Yun’s seven consecutive performances at Teatro Bradesco on the evening of March 21. Mr. Lecy, in particular, was wowed by the diversity of Shen Yun’s programs and thought it was a breath of fresh air….