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‘A Story of Hope’: Ontario Cabinet Minister Says She Feels Empowered After Watching Shen Yun

TORONTO, Canada—Charmaine Williams, Ontario’s Associate Minister of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity, says Shen Yun Performing Arts is full of joy and hope. “It just filled me with so much joy,” Ms. Williams said after seeing Shen Yun’s opening performance at the Four Seasons Centre on March 31. “I just felt so empowered because it was a…


Business Advisor Brings 16 Guests to Shen Yun for Second Year

TORONTO, Canada—Donato Prezioso brought 16 business clients to see Shen Yun Performing Arts in Toronto. He did so last year as well. “We want to immerse them. We want to bring together our people and unity and experience this culture and this wonderful, magnificent performance and what the message is,” said Mr. Prezioso, a business…


Shen Yun ‘Very Inspiring,’ Says Hong Kong Watch Founder

TORONTO, Canada—The China that once boasted 5,000 years of civilization and unbroken recorded history is not the China of today, which has been under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since 1949. Aileen Calverley, trustee and co-founder of Hong Kong Watch, is plenty familiar with the human rights atrocities happening at the hands…


Shen Yun ‘Makes You Want to Be a Better Person’ Says Vancouver Business Owner

VANCOUVER, Canada—Kelly Loewen, a business owner specializing in foreign military helicopter repair and overhaul, was impressed by Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on the afternoon of March 25. “10 out of 10,” he said. “ It was really good!” “The costumes and the dancing were phenomenal. … It was just out…


Chinese Immigrant Wants Her Daughter to Learn of Chinese Culture From Shen Yun

VANCOUVER, Canada—Mothers will go to great lengths to give their children a good life. Kathy Zhang and her daughter immigrated to Canada a year ago and when they were given the opportunity, they decided to see a performance that they cannot see in China. “It was well done. I found it astounding,” Ms Zhang said of…


Film Composer Impressed With Shen Yun’s Storytelling

VANCOUVER, Canada—Whether on stage or on screen, recreating a scene from history is no easy task. Christopher Xiao is a composer in the film industry, and he understands that Shen Yun Performing Arts is doing a noble task in reviving traditional Chinese culture through the arts. “I think it’s about time somebody out there makes an…


Shen Yun Presents ‘Messages That We Should All Take to Heart’: Company President

VANCOUVER, Canada—Brad Brain, the president of Brad Brain Financial Planning, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at Queen Elizabeth Theatre on March 24. Exiting the theatre at the conclusion of the evening, Mr. Brain exclaimed that Shen Yun “is a world-class performance.” In 2006, Shen Yun Performing Arts was established in New York by a group…


Shen Yun Is a Way to ‘Connect to Heaven,’ Says Consul-General of Brazil

VANCOUVER, Canada—Ambassador Renato Mosca, Consul-General of Brazil in Vancouver, is a lover of Chinese culture and has traveled to China many times. On March 21, he and his wife, Luciana, attended Shen Yun’s evening performance at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre and thought the performance was “a sort of enlightenment.” “It’s a [way] to connect to…


Vancouver Audience Loves the Expression of Freedom in Shen Yun

VANCOUVER, Canada—Dance and music together can express emotions that perhaps even words cannot. Thankfully in the West, Shen Yun Performing Arts is able to portray a truth that really matters. “There’s an incredible spiritual undertone in this particular show that I love. The fact that they can come here on this platform and show that…


Chinese Culture is ‘Something to Revere and Celebrate,’ Says Former Mayor After Seeing Shen Yun

VANCOUVER, Canada—Former Mayor of Lillooet and retired mining engineer Peter Busse and his wife, Vera Busse, a retired politician, watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Mar. 22. “It was amazing. Absolutely amazing,” said Mrs. Busse. Based in New York, Shen Yun was founded in 2006 and quickly became the world’s premier…