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Shen Yun ‘Depicts the Things That Make Life Beautiful,’ Says Repeat Audience Members

MINNEAPOLIS—“It’s fresh and bright and beautiful and it depicts the things that make life beautiful,” said Kurt Grigoleit, engineer, about Shen Yun Performing Arts. Watching Shen Yun for the third year, Mr. Grigoleit and his wife Elizabeth, registered nurse, attended the matinee performance at the Orpheum Theatre on Feb. 25. “I never expect to see…


Shen Yun ‘Phenomenal, Extraordinary, Moving, Inspiring,’ Says Nonprofit Founder

LAS VEGAS—When educator and psychologist Mara Taylor saw Shen Yun Performing Arts’ colorful ads on television, she was not expecting more than beautiful dancing. She and her friend Mark Winer, a retired photographer, at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 25, and after seeing the performance, Ms. Taylor was delighted to discover…


Award-Winning Singer Describes Shen Yun as ‘Touching, Breathtaking, and Very Profound!’

MIAOLI, Taiwan—Shen Yun Performing Arts kicked off the first of its Taiwan performances for the 2023 season in Miaoli, Taiwan, at the Miaobei Art Center on Feb. 24, and with that, award-winning singer Ric Huang finally fulfilled his dream of watching Shen Yun. “It may be just a small movement, but every moment is not…


Shen Yun Begins Taiwan Tour With Full-House Performance

MIAOLI, Taiwan—With the reverberating sound of the gong, the curtains opened on Shen Yun Performing Arts’ first performance of their 2023 season in Miaoli, Taiwan, at the Miaobei Art Center on Feb. 24. The audience included those who had traveled from Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore and Vietnam. In fact, 200 people had flown…


Shen Yun: ‘It Was All so Surprising to Me,’ Says Doctor

DALLAS—Jeff Comer, doctor and executive, is a leadership expert, having spent a career rescuing failing hospitals and now coaching and mentoring leaders on managing stress and preventing team burnout. As such, he knows a thing or two about inspiring others. On the afternoon of Feb. 25, Dr. Comer was buoyed by the positive energy of…


Shen Yun’s Message ‘Will Eventually Become a Reality’ Says German Theatregoer

LUDWIGSBURG, Germany—As a birthday present, Dr. Marie Launay, scientific director at the Institute for Sanitary Engineering, was treated to see Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Forum am Schlosspark in Baden-Württemberg, Germany on Feb. 22. “The level of music and dance was incredible and the many colors were so beautiful to see,” she said. “It…


Shen Yun Is ‘Food for the Soul,’ Says French Audience Member

NANTES, France—On Feb. 22, spring was already in the Cité des Congrès. Plum and cherry blossoms were decorating the majestic landscapes of ancient China with their bright and warm colors. New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts was back in Nantes for a brand new season of ancient and even modern-day stories and classical Chinese dance….


Shen Yun Is ‘Food for Our Soul,’ Says French Audience Member

NANTES, France—On Feb. 22, spring was already in the Cité des Congrès. Plum and cherry blossoms were decorating the majestic landscapes of ancient China with their bright and warm colors. New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts was back in Nantes for a brand new season of ancient and even modern-day stories and classical Chinese dance….


Miss Utah America Finds Messages of ‘Hope and Peace’ in Shen Yun

SALT LAKE CITY—Former Miss Utah America and dance teacher Natalie Murray was awestruck by the athleticism and skillset that was shown by Shen Yun’s classically trained dancers—but what she took away most was Shen Yun’s message. “[Shen Yun is] trying to tell the story of where China is right now,” Mrs. Murray said after watching…


Shen Yun Inspires Me to Be a Better Person, Says Las Vegas Theatergoer

LAS VEGAS—On Feb. 24, Shen Yun opened the first of its four consecutive shows at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts. Retired court clerk Wynona Shinost and her daughter Spring Dineen happily bought tickets when they heard that the company would be returning to Las Vegas. This was the duo’s fourth time seeing Shen…