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Consultant Says Shen Yun Gives ‘A Lot of Hope, Great Inspiration’

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Ted Maziejka, a consultant, and his wife Leslie Maziejka watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center on March 2. “We had a great two hours!” said Mr. Maziejka. “Beautiful people; what they can do was just amazing!” said Mrs. Maziejka Based in New York, Shen Yun was…


Retired Taiwan Army Lieutenant General Admires Shen Yun’s Positive Energy

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan—A Taiwanese retired lieutenant general admired Shen Yun Performing Arts and appreciated the positive energy of the performance, after attending at the Chih-The Hall of the Kaohsiung Cultural Center on March 2. Mr. Hao I-chin is the chairman of Shinping Natural Gas Company. The 64-year-old businessman is a retired lieutenant general and used to…


Orange County Chairman Proudly Welcomes Shen Yun and Appreciates Seeing What China ‘Doesn’t Want Us to See’

COSTA MESA, Calif.—“This may be the show that Beijing doesn’t want you to see, but … we’re here in Orange County happy to show it,” said Third District Supervisor Donald P. Wagner about Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on March 1. Mr. Wagner serves Orange County’s Third District, representing…


‘They Have the Power to Change My Mind,’ Doctor Says About Shen Yun

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan—Taiwanese theatergoers enjoyed Shen Yun Performing arts at the Chih-The Hall of the Kaohsiung Cultural Center on March 1, many saying the performance purified their hearts and souls. “I enjoyed it very much! The dances really presented comprehensively the 5,000 years of Chinese culture, especially the ones from the Tang and Song Dynasties,” said…


Shen Yun: ‘It’s Beautiful, It’s Powerful,’ Says Credit Executive

COSTA MESA, Calif.—Realtor Tricia Toissonnien and Kristy Ollendorff, a chief credit officer, enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on March 1. Ms. Toissonnien said she liked the performance and it made her think. “I like it. It’s colorful and it’s beautiful. It’s bringing up things that are making us curious, though, as far…


‘Tremendous Charisma’: Shen Yun Makes New Stop In Poland

BYDGOSZCZ, Poland—A packed auditorium and a standing ovation—that’s how Poles welcomed New York’s Shen Yun Performing Arts on Monday evening, Feb. 27, at Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz, a city the company is visiting for the first time. Bogusław Woźniak, university teacher at the University of Warmia and Mazury, and director of the Academic Center for…


Shen Yun Represents ‘True Nature of the Chinese People’: Entrepreneur

COSTA MESA, Calif.—Entrepreneur Lowell Way attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on March 1 and commented how beautiful the performance was. “The beauty part and the stories are great and very representative of the true nature of the Chinese people from my experience,” Mr. Way said, adding that he enjoyed every…


Shen Yun ‘Helps Us Live in Peace and Unity,’ Says Illinois Theatergoer

ROCKFORD, Ill.—Financial advisor Carl Gnewuch was amazed by the beauty of Shen Yun after attending its evening show on March 1 at the Coronado Performing Arts Center. Though Mr. Gnewuch thoroughly enjoyed himself, there was a nagging question he simply couldn’t comprehend. “It was beautiful! I find it difficult to believe that China would not…


Painter: Shen Yun’s Colors Are Beautiful, Soothing, Harmonious

ROCKFORD, Ill.—As a performing arts company free from the iron fist of the Chinese Communist Party, Shen Yun is able to share the beauty of a divinely inspired culture, as well as the dangers of communism to those in countries who do not know the true face of communism. “I think it’s necessary because people…


Shen Yun Has Achieved the Perfect Balance, Says Taiwan CEO of Philharmonic Cultural Foundation

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan—Hongchang Zhu, the CEO of Kaohsiung Philharmonic Cultural and Arts Foundation, attended Shen Yun’s evening performance on March 1, at Chih—The Hall of Kaohsiung Cultural Center. “I knew I made the right decision to come!” Mr. Zhu exclaimed. He was stunned by the talent and skill of the artists. “The dancers and the musicians…