TORINO, Italy—Giampiero Leo is a member of the regional council of Piemonte. On April 18, he attended Shen Yun’s evening performance at Teatro Regio di Torino, where he is also a board member. Mr. Leo was thoroughly impressed with his experience and felt that it is inaccurate to call Shen Yun ‘a performance.’ “I would…
Shen Yun’s Performance ‘An Invitation to Go Beyond Our Limits,’ Says Italian Entrepreneur
TORINO, Italy—Shen Yun Performing Arts opened the first of its seven consecutive shows at Teatro Regio Torino on April 18. In the audience was entrepreneur Cristina Seymandi. “It was a beautiful and wonderful show,” Ms. Seymandi said. “[It was like] jumping into the dances and taking a leap into the past, yet the scripts were…
Shen Yun ‘Very Topical,’ Says Florence Democratic Group Leader
FLORENCE, Italy—Nicola Armentano, leader of the Democratic Party Council Group in Florence, was inspired by the spirit he saw in Shen Yun Performing Arts. “I believe that what Shen Yun asks to bring today is very topical,” said Mr. Armentano, who attended the performance with Simona Gardelli at Teatro Verdi the evening of April 10….
Shen Yun Gives a ‘Sensation of Joy,’ Says Hospital Department Director
FLORENCE, Italy—Jacopo Nori, doctor and director of the breast cancer unit at Careggi University Hospital, knows how uplifting beauty can be, as the halls of his unit are lined with beautiful photos of Florence precisely to help uplift patients. On April 10, he felt uplifted by the power of beauty himself, attending the matinee performance…
Shen Yun Music ‘Very Fluid, a Beautiful Achievement,’ Says Art Exhibition Coordinator
FLORENCE, Italy—Linda Pacifici, who coordinates exhibitions for the Palazzo Strozzi Foundation, a major art exhibitor based out of Florence, enjoyed a trip through time and space into a culture worlds away from the one with which she was familiar. “It’s profoundly different,” she said of the aesthetics of Chinese civilization as she saw in Shen…
Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Believes Shen Yun’s Values Can Make the World Better
BERGAMO, Italy—Leonardo Soloperto, a knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, and Julia Bongiorno, a former parliament employee, watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Teatro Donizetti on April 5. “It’s thrilling!” said Mr. Soloperto. “Especially for someone like me who read fantasy books or watched the movie of the Three Kingdoms. So…
Coach Says Its Important to Keep Traditions Like Shen Yun Alive
BERGAMO, Italy—Daniel Panaiotti and Luba Dergunova attended a Shen Yun Performing Arts show at the Teatro Donizetti on April 5. Panaiotti, a tennis coach who runs his own tennis academy, said why he wanted to see Shen Yun: “We came because we wanted to see such a show, especially for the costumes, the music, and the dances. I…
‘A Formidable Show, a Must See’: Palermo Italy Audience
PALERMO, Italy—Italy is the home of some of the most famous operas. However, Shen Yun Performing Arts is not Italian opera. It is the revival of traditional Chinese culture. “It’s a formidable show, a must see,” said Carmine Mancuso, a politician, on March 30. Shen Yun is based in New York and its mission is…
Orchestra Director Hopes Shen Yun Spreads All Over the World
PALERMO, Italy—Orchestra director Gaetano Colajanni attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Teatro Massimo on March 5. Colajanni found everything about Shen Yun fascinating. “I have to say that I was very fascinated, both by the dancers, that is, from their professionalism, really very perfect, and then also by the orchestra, because I saw how they interpreted…
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Italian Power Couple Applauds Shen Yun: ‘They Are Important for a World That Lives Well’
MILAN—Adriano Teso, and entrepreneur who participated in the founding of the IVM group and an active member of the community formerly elected to the Parliament, enjoys learning about culture. Mr. Teso and his wife, Laura Morino, enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Teatro Arcimboldi on April 27. “What started in the first half continued in…