Tag: New York Company

Shen Yun Brings Hope to Florence

FLORENCE, Italy—There are a plethora of sources of entertainment available at a touch of a screen, but Shen Yun Performing Arts has proved time and time again that it is more than just an evening of amusement. Paolo Pratella is a director of a company and he attended Shen Yun with his wife Ana Marinescu….


Bestselling Author ‘Overwhelmed’ By Shen Yun’s Beauty

BASEL, Switzerland—A good story is worth telling time and time again. Shen Yun Performing Arts tours around the world and tells stories of hope and beauty through dance and music. “I am overwhelmed—with beauty, with joy, with the work behind it and the creativity,” said Iris Galey, a bestselling author from New Zealand, after she…


UK Doctor: ‘I Wept Out of Pleasure’ at Shen Yun

BIRMINGHAM, U.K.—Pediatrician Dr. Taher Kagalwala was initially overwhelmed by emotion while watching Shen Yun, a performance that he described as spellbinding. “I’m amazed. I don’t have words to express myself because I booked these tickets about 5, 6 months ago, and I was really looking forward to this,” he said. Dr. Kagalwala attended the April 3 matinee…


Shen Yun Touches and Inspires Packed Birmingham Audience

BIRMINGHAM, UK—Shen Yun Performing Arts touched and inspired a packed audience in Birmingham on the evening of April 2 at the ICC. “It’s just fantastic! Visually it’s just a phenomenon,” said Jennifer Anderson-Dixon, an interior designer and company owner, who had come to see the show with her husband. “The colours are amazing; the choreography and…


Shen Yun Dancers ‘Look so Effortless’: Birmingham Ballet Teacher

BIRMINGHAM, U.K.—Shen Yun Performing Arts continued to charm Britain’s second city on the afternoon of April 2 with its unique art form, as it played to a sold-out audience at the ICC in Birmingham. The technique and strength behind the beauty and effortless grace of Shen Yun dancers impressed local ballet teacher Krysta Nowill. “The…


Shen Yun Dancers ‘Make It Look so Effortless’: Birmingham Ballet Teacher

BIRMINGHAM, U.K.—Shen Yun Performing Arts continued to charm Britain’s second city on the afternoon of April 2 with its unique art form, as it played to a sold-out audience at the ICC in Birmingham. The technique and strength behind the beauty and effortless grace of Shen Yun dancers impressed local ballet teacher Krysta Nowill. “The…


Shen Yun: ‘It was just, wow, that’s all I can say’

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom—”There’s actually no expression in the English language for this show,” Lawerence McKenna said after seeing Shen Yun. “It’s phenomenal—every box is ticked, and more that I haven’t even thought of yet.” Mr. McKenna is a butler who has managed households for Her Majesty, Hitachi, and Jon Bon Jovi. He saw the April 1…


Theater Directors Praise Shen Yun’s Homecoming

NEW YORK—Shen Yun Performing Arts, the classical Chinese dance and music phenomenon based in New York, travels over 150 cities each year, putting on its showcase of “China before communism.” But even for a globetrotting performing arts tour like Shen Yun, home is still the sweetest. New York City’s Lincoln Center is where Shen Yun…


Executive Vice President Finds True Chinese Culture in Shen Yun

NEW YORK—The right to expression should not be a privilege, but in China, only the voice of the government is heard. Shen Yun Performing Arts strives to share the beauty of “China before communism” with the world, and as result is being censored in China. Mike Minor is an executive vice president in clinical research….


Shen Yun Reminds Audience That Spring Is Coming

NEW YORK—Bob Culley, a professional lighting designer at the David Koch Theater, was right at home enjoying the Shen Yun performance on March 19 at The David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center. He was accompanied by Carolina Napolitano, a microbiologist, who said they had been wanting to see the show for two years. With…