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Jewelry, Ornate Pottery Show 3,000-Year-Old Cypriot City Was a Key Trading Hub, Scientist Says

NICOSIA, Cyprus—New discoveries including gold ornaments and fine pottery at an ancient port city in Cyprus dating back more than 3,000 years indicate that the settlement was one of the Mediterranean’s most important trading posts in the late Bronze Age, an archeologist said Tuesday. Professor Peter M. Fischer from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, said…


Prosecutors Files Charges in Shooting That Killed 3 and Wounded 6 in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A 26-year-old man was charged Monday in a weekend shooting that killed three people and wounded six more in Kansas City, police said. Keivon Greene is accused of first-degree assault and armed criminal action, and prosecutors said they expect to file more charges. A second suspect was involved in the shooting, according to…


Shen Yun Performing Arts Wraps Up 2023 World Tour Amidst Audience Praise and Acclaim

GUADALAJARA, Mexico—On May 10, Shen Yun Performing Arts concluded its last show of the 2023 season at Conjunto Santander Artes Escenicas in Mexico. From December 2022 to May 2023, Shen Yun’s eight equally-sized companies traveled across five continents to deliver the beauty of traditional Chinese culture worldwide. The artists were met with overwhelming welcome and…


Shen Yun’s Artists Show ‘Compassion, Kindness, Courage, Chivalry,’ Says Business Owner

GUADALAJARA, Mexico—Leticia Valencia, business owner, enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts with her family at the Conjunto Santander Artes Escénicas, Universidad de Guadalajara on May 9. “It’s a beautiful, beautiful show. A lot of discipline, professionalism, it is once in a lifetime. It is a beautiful show, it is precious, 100 percent recommendable,” she said. “I…


Shen Yun: ‘I Absolutely See Why the CCP Sees It as a Threat,’ Says Financial Investor

DETROIT—Dennis Murphy had long wanted to see Shen Yun Performing Arts, and learning that the New York-based company presented a China “before communism” made him all the more interested. “I learned that this is one of the things that the Chinese, the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) considers its biggest threat. So that kind of put…


Music School Director Inspired to Add Principles From Shen Yun Into University Training

MEXICO CITY—Gabriel Martell, the director of GMartell School of Music Production, experienced Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time on May 7, catching one of the last performances of the 2023 season, and the last one at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. He left inspired. “This is precisely what music is, like the…


‘I Didn’t Know What to Expect, but My Eyes Were Glued,’ Says Landlord

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Terry and Cecelia Korda attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at Rochester Auditorium Theatre on May 7. Mr. Korda said, “It was terrific. The costumes were wonderful, the dancing was wonderful. It was amazing. “All the people on the stage, they were dancing as if they were one person. [The hosts] were very good too,” said…


Shen Yun Artists Perform With Their Hearts and Souls, Says Dance Teacher

DETROIT—For Matt and Theresa Baker’s 35th wedding anniversary, the couple decided to take a trip to see Shen Yun Performing Arts. “It was the total package,” said Mrs. Baker, a dance and gymnastics teacher herself. Well versed in what it takes to put on a dance production, she lauded Shen Yun’s innovative backdrop technology, training,…


Shen Yun Shows the Way Toward a Positive Future, Says Lawyer

DETROIT—Marc and Susana Shulman had seen Shen Yun Performing Arts before the pandemic, and the beauty of the experience inspired them to see it again when the company returned to its tours after the pandemic break. “It’s incredible. They’re beautiful,” said Mrs. Shulman, a jewelry designer. “It’s very, very beautiful. Happy to come back.” “Happy you…


Shen Yun Is ‘Dancing From the Soul,’ Says Ballet Teacher

SYDNEY, Australia—Classical ballet teacher Noeleyne Rosemary Wilson was brought to tears by Shen Yun Performing Arts as it performed at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on Sunday evening. “It was so inspirational and just so uplifting. It was an incredible experience,” she said. “I was in tears most of the time.” As a dancer and teacher…