Category: London

Shen Yun Shows a Message of ‘Courage’

LONDON, UK–With a splash of color and soaring music, Shen Yun Performing Arts lit up the day for thousands of theatergoers at the Eventim Apollo this week. Bruce Potter works in psychiatric care in the NHS. He and his wife Maureen Potter, finance systems manager at University for the Creative Arts, attended the March 5 Shen Yun…


Shen Yun Is ‘Performance Beyond All Performances’: Top Executive

LONDON, UK—A top executive of a multinational tech firm enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts so much last time around that he took his family to see the show again this year and said he will come again next year as well. Andy Castle is a London-based vice-president of Network Operations and Engineering at Equinix, an…


British Peers Won Over by Shen Yun’s Portrayal of Chinese Traditions

LONDON, UK—Shen Yun Performing Arts’ portrayal of China’s 5,000-year civilization has won praise from some members of Britain’s House of Lords. Robin Bridgeman, the 3rd Viscount Bridgeman, and his wife Harriet were at the March 3 performance. “Marvelous dancing, but a mixture with all the sadness of present-day communist China. But unbelievably good,” Viscount Bridgeman said….


‘I Will Remember It for the Rest of My Life,’ Says Soprano

LONDON, UK.—A beautiful piece of music is only given justice when the performer is behind every note and every word in the piece. Natasha Jouhl, a soprano, shared that the vocalists in Shen Yun Performing Arts were passionate about every word they sang. “I think it’s amazing, the bass that I heard singing the one…


‘Lost for Words’: British Business People Dazzled by Shen Yun

LONDON, UK—Shen Yun’s performances in London have attracted many members of the British business community, who have been impressed not just by its dance and music but also by its deeper messages. Gavin Hope, director of a privately-owned construction company, called the performance “absolutely brilliant” and said he was “lost for words for it.” New…


Shen Yun Helps London Audience Members Connect to ‘Higher Power’

LONDON, UK—At a time when major religions are in decline across the world, audience members in London said that Shen Yun had helped them connect to a supernatural “higher power.” New York-based Shen Yun is a classical Chinese dance and music company that aims to revive the beauty and spirituality of China’s traditional culture that…


London Audience Member Says the People of China Would Love Shen Yun

LONDON, UK—China is a place that has thousands of years of history, but when looking at China today, many people only see the current communist regime. Luckily with Shen Yun Performing Arts, audiences around the world have been able to see how glorious and spiritual China was before the communist revolution. John Rickard travels to…


Strike Paralyses London Underground

All London Underground services were suspended on Tuesday as thousands of Tube workers staged a 24-hour strike in a bitter dispute over jobs, pensions and conditions. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said its members were “solidly supporting” the industrial action, which was causing travel chaos across the capital. Picket lines were mounted outside…


‘Speechless’: Ballet Dancers Amazed by Shen Yun

LONDON, U.K.—Ballet dancer and teacher Anna Zhavoronkova says the caliber of artistry in Shen Yun Performing Arts is just outstanding. “The level of the skill is outstanding. Absolutely amazing choreography. The storylines were fabulous,” Ms. Zhavoronkova, who owns the Skylark School of Dance in London, said after seeing Shen Yun on Feb. 27. Based in New York,…


‘Just Mind Blowing’: Shen Yun Enchants London Theatergoers

LONDON—Shen Yun Performing Arts’ inaugural 2022 performance in London played to a packed theater, the audience delighting in an evening of classical Chinese dance and music. Kourosh Wallace, an artist and design manager with the Bank of America, said Shen Yun is “absolutely stunning.” “It was just mind-blowing. It wasn’t just the dance, it was…