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Theatergoer Impressed by Discipline of Shen Yun’s Performers

UNIVERSITY PARK, Illinois—Will Asfour, a consultant, watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University on Apr. 27. “It’s cool to learn history, culture, and arts and dances,” said Mr. Asfour. “I think it’s good for people to reverse their takes and things like that … I’m enjoying it…


Shen Yun’s ‘Powerful Message’ is ‘Food for the Soul,’ Says Australian MP

SYDNEY—Tim James, State Member for Willoughby in the New South Wales Parliament, enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on April 27. “What a wonderful spectacle … beautiful coming together of art, culture, dance, history, people, and stories,” Mr. James said, “I’m very much enjoying it.” “I think it’s a wonderful thing…


‘Thought-Provoking and Well Worth Seeing’: Australian Federal MP Paul Fletcher on Shen Yun

SYDNEY, Australia—The Hon Paul Fletcher MP said he was “thoroughly enjoying” his experience of Shen Yun Performing Arts at its premier at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre this year. Shen Yun is “very entertaining, very informative, quite thought-provoking, and well worth seeing,” he said on April 27. Mr. Fletcher is Australia’s Shadow Minister for Science and the Arts, and…


Shen Yun Is a Reminder to Return to Happiness, Says French Former Inspector General

TOURS, France—On April 24 and 25, the unique sounds of Shen Yun Performing Arts resounded in the capital of Touraine, which has been the capital of France several times. Didier Garnier is a former Inspector General of Agriculture. “It is a magnificent show! The production is very well done. It is the whole history of…


Shen Yun ‘Draws Us Into a Divine World, Shows What Life Can Be,’ Says Musician

AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Musician Sunny Ray and her mother Jamala Smyth, a therapist, were inspired by the Shen Yun Performing Arts concert at the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre on April 21. “So very inspiring, the dancing itself, but it’s the message that comes through from behind,” said Ms. Ray. “Behind it is this passion and this…


Shen Yun ‘Allows Us to Rediscover Our Ancient Values,’ Says Academician

MONTPELLIER, France—On April 18, the unique sounds of Shen Yun Performing Arts resounded in the Corum in Montpellier accompanied with the shimmering colors of costumes harmoniously matching the majestic landscapes of ancient China. Christian Desmoulins is a member of the French National Academy of Technology. This former polytechnician has worked for several government agencies and…


San Diego Audience Sees Importance of Shen Yun Sharing Traditional Chinese Culture

SAN DIEGO—With one of the longest recorded histories in the world, China can boast of having a rich culture. Unfortunately, when the Chinese Communist Party took power, much of this culture was destroyed. Shen Yun Performing Arts has been working to revive that lost culture and share it with the world. “The traditional values are…


Shen Yun an ‘Experience of God’: Independent Artistic Director, Singer, Dancer

AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Rana Hamida described Shen Yun Performing Arts as an “experience of God.” Ms. Hamida is an independent artistic director who works with events and festivals, coordinating artists from different mediums of expressions. She is also a singer and dancer. She and Mr. Glenn Hart, a freelance photographer, attended the last of Shen Yun’s five sold-out shows…


Economist Appreciative of Shen Yun’s Revival of Traditional Values

ROSEMONT, Illinois—David Amato, a federal trade commission economist, watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Rosemont Theatre on April 23. “From an American point of view, we only see China today,” said Mr. Amato. “It’s great to know that there’s thousands of years of history that we don’t really ever see. We only see the…


Writer Hopes Everyone in the Audience Can Be Enlightened by Shen Yun

PURCHASE, N.Y.—Ray DeFeis, an actor and writer, watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College on April 23. Mr. DeFeis said that by the end of the first half, there were already multiple times when he wanted to stand up and say bravo. “The precision of the dances—impeccable!” said Mr….