Category: New York Company

Shen Yun Shares the Value of Freedom With New York

NEW YORK—The United States was built on the foundation of freedom, notably, the freedom of speech and expression. Shen Yun Performing Arts is able to fulfill their mission of reviving 5,000 years of Chinese culture since they are based in New York and not in China, where they are being censored. Stephen Meringoff, the founder…


Architect Moved by Shen Yun’s Beauty

NEW YORK—”I started crying in the first five minutes because I was just so moved by the movement and the music and I just felt something come alive within me,” said Suzy Cash, an architect. When Shen Yun Performing Arts played in the David H. Koch Theater at the Lincoln Center in New York on…


Theater Fight Choreographers Applaud the Harmony of Shen Yun

NEW YORK—New York City is America’s capital for the arts. From great orchestras to ballet, the city has the nation’s finest artists congregated. Paul Dennhardt and David Leong are fight directors who choreograph fighting scenes in productions ranging from Shakespeare to contemporary. “It was just so expressive and so evocative and just the extension of…


New York Officials In Awe of Shen Yun

NEW YORK—Even for a town that Broadway calls home, New York’s accolades for Shen Yun are beyond the ordinary. To mark opening night, March 10, a grand total of 36 state senate and assembly members sent letters, proclamations, and awards in praise of Shen Yun. Among the members were Rep. Samuel Gonzalez Jr. for Suffolk County,…


Priest ‘Experienced the Presence of God’ at Shen Yun

NEW YORK CITY—From the moment they arrived at their front orchestra seats, William and Lisa noticed “divine presence” in the theater. Catholic priest William S. Elder and Lisa Petrucco the business manager for their church. They attended Shen Yun’s Saturday, March 12 matinee, a classical Chinese dance and music performance highlighting stories from ancient China. “I…


Shen Yun Shares Beauty of Chinese Culture With New Yorkers

NEW YORK—The world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company Shen Yun Performing Arts staged its first 2022 season’s New York performance to a packed audience at Lincoln Center on March 10. Kerry Doyle and her fiancé Patrick Mac said that Shen Yun provides great entertainment and is educational as well. “It’s been a very…


Shen Yun ‘Exudes the History of China’

PHOENIX, Ariz.—Shen Yun is often described as 5,000 years of Chinese history live on stage. Through classical Chinese dance and live music, the New York-based performing arts group presents a sampling of China’s rich heritage to audiences across the globe. For attorney Kathy Fiechter, it was like watching the story of China unfold from ancient…


Author of ‘Chicken Soup’ Books Connects With Shen Yun

PHOENIX, Ariz.—A creation that comes from the heart is an amazing thing to behold. Mark Victor Hansen is the author of a large collection of books including the well known “Chicken Soup” series. He came to see Shen Yun Performing Arts with his wife, Crystal, and friend, Brooke Weekes. “This is the high essence of…


Shen Yun Displays the ‘Grace and Beauty of Chinese Culture,’ Says Campaign Manager

PHOENIX—A performance that can move one to tears is a powerful experience. Pam Segall, a retired court reporter, spoke through tears after attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Orpheum Theatre on March 2, saying she felt deeply moved and inspired by the experience. “It was just absolutely beautiful and moving, it really was,” Ms. Segall said….


Shen Yun Is ‘Extremely Powerful and Moving to Watch,’ Former Dancer Says

LAS VEGAS—Classical Chinese dance can be described as the root of many other dance forms and has even influenced ballet. Sydney Freggiaro, who was formerly a dancer and now a doctor, found that Shen Yun Performing Arts opened her eyes to how much classical Chinese dance had influenced her own dancing without actually being aware…