Category: Lausanne, Switzerland

Shen Yun Shows Path to Human Happiness, Says Swiss Theatergoer

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—On the last day of Shen Yun Performing Arts’ tour in Lausanne, the city was covered with a white coat of snow, but that did not prevent the courageous to travel of the many theatergoers to the Beaulieu Theater. Samira Layousse, who came specially from Geneva to experience Shen Yun, said she was very moved…


Shen Yun Brings Joy to Humanity, Says Company Director

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Human resources director Nora Sterchi had tears in her eyes as she exited Shen Yun’s evening performance at the Theatre de Beaulieu on Jan. 17. “It was really beautiful. The colors, the music, the songs, it really touched me,” she said. “I really felt the joy of living. That was really moving and it…


Shen Yun ‘Allows Us to Reconnect With Ourselves’: Swiss Dignitary

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Sitting in the audience at the Theatre de Beaulieu on the evening of Jan. 16, Jean-François Chapuisat, a member of the Grand Council of Vaud, said Shen Yun Performing Arts guided him through a rollercoaster of emotions. Shen Yun “touched the divine,” Mr. Chapuisat said. He called it an experience in the heavens and…


Shen Yun Reminds Swiss Audience of Traditional Values

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Being in a country filled with diversity, Shen Yun Performing Arts is right at home. The 2022–2023 season has brought Shen Yun Performing Arts to Lausanne’s Théâtre de Beaulieu. “I think it’s a nice reminder of the past values and how it used to be and what we used to aspire to and maybe what…


‘I Had Tears in My Eyes Because It Is a Really Beautiful Emotion,’ Says Shen Yun Theatergoer

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—From Jan. 14 to 17, the city of Lausanne resounded with the sounds of ancient China as the Shen Yun Performing Arts returned to Europe for a new season. Mauro Zanazzi spoke from the heart, with an authenticity that he probably also serves with love in his Italian specialty restaurant in Payerne, not far…


Shen Yun Displays Balance and ‘Mastery of This Energy That Is Deployed,’ Says Lawyer

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—With its medieval streets and its beautiful beaches and quays bordering Lake Geneva, Lausanne, in the Lake Geneva region of French-speaking Switzerland, enjoys an exceptional lifestyle. This Monday, Jan. 16, the Théâtre Beaulieu welcomed to the stage for the third consecutive day the dancers, singers, and musicians of the famous Shen Yun Performing Arts. Nicolas…


Swiss Audience Finds Message of Hope and Divinity in Shen Yun

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—This Sunday, Jan. 15, spectators from all over Switzerland attended the second performance of Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Théâtre de Beaulieu. Luca Granieri and Sylvia Bellomo come from the province of Valais in French-speaking Switzerland. He is an entrepreneur in the steel industry, she is a pharmacist. “It’s fantastic!” said Mr. Granieri,…


Shen Yun Full of Peace, Grace, and Harmony Says Lausanne Cathedral Organist

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Jean-Christophe Geiser is none other than the organist of the Lausanne Cathedral, which is home to the first pipe organ to contain all four principal organ styles.  On Jan. 14, the musician was in the audience when he experienced an orchestra unlike any other when he saw Shen Yun Performing Arts. “I really appreciated…


Violinist Says Shen Yun ‘Was Really Like an Infinite, Universal Light’

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Shen Yun Performing Arts began its performances Lausanne, Switzerland this weekend, where it will perform at the Théâtre de Beaulieu until the 17th. Between the landscapes of snowy alpine peaks and the bluish reflections of Lake Geneva, the city of Lausanne is sometimes adorned with a white winter coat. But this Saturday, Jan. 14,…


Shen Yun Brings ‘A Tremendous Feeling of Joy, of Peace’: Portfolio Manager

LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Lausanne, Switzerland, Oxford, UK, and Frankfurt, Germany are the first European cities to welcome Shen Yun Performing Arts in early 2023. Like Geneva, Vevey, or Evian-les-Bains, Lausanne is one of those small cities nestled between the foothills of the Alps and the majestic crescent of Lake Geneva. While Lausanne’s medieval streets and romantic beaches…