Category: Touring Company

Owner of Dance Studio Appreciates the Dance of Shen Yun

MINNEAPOLIS—Dance can be called the language of the soul, and classical Chinese dance is a dance form with one of the longest histories. “Very graceful, without feeling forced,” complimented Bao Lee, the owner of a dance studio. “The divine part of it is how graceful every single movement is. So you see the outstretched arms,…


Shen Yun Shows That ‘We Live For The Truth’ Says Company Owner

MINNEAPOLIS—Owner of GT Financial Advisor Doug Gallwas watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Orpheum Theatre on Feb. 25. Mr. Gallwas said that he had watched the Shen Yun “12, 13 years ago and it was great, but this was more meaningful with modern times and the way things are going. “They did a great…


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 Solo ‘So Beautiful, I Couldn’t Even Believe It,’ Says Healthcare Executive

MINNEAPOLIS—Sheri Lumley, executive director of the Minnesota Hearing Healthcare Providers, had a special experience when the erhu virtuoso of Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company took to the stage at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis on Feb. 24. “It made me, oh my goodness, I can’t even explain it. When she was playing that, I…


Shen Yun Fresh, Full of Energy, Says Digital Marketing CEO

MINNEAPOLIS—Shen Yun Performing Arts often opens to theater-wide gasps and delighted applause. “The curtains lifted up, the fog kind of rolled out—just a very epic scene to start the show. I haven’t seen anything like it,” said Steven Jones, CEO in digital marketing, at the Orpheum Theatre on the evening of Feb. 24. He attended the…


Former Dancers ‘Astounded’ by Shen Yun’s Perfection

MILWAUKEE—“I am astounded … I just cannot believe [the dancers] achievement,” said Corrine Fiorentino, fitness instructor at the YMCA in Racine, Wis. Mrs. Fiorentino and her husband Dean, a chemical engineer and regional manager for BASF, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Miller High Life Theatre on Feb. 19. Both the Fiorentinos are former…


Wisconsin President of Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Finds Spiritual Elements of Shen Yun ‘Profound,’ ‘Deep’

MILWAUKEE—President and CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin, Jorge Franco, found the spirituality displayed through Shen Yun Performing Arts to be “deep” and “profound.” “That was my favorite part of the whole show,” Mr. Franco said after watching Shen Yun perform at Milwaukee’s Miller High Life Theater with his wife Miriam on…


Shen Yun: ‘Powerful and Needed,’ Says Wisconsin Patron

MILWAUKEE—“I loved everything from the beginning to the end,” said Mrs. Jeannine Leonard. For her birthday, Mrs. Leonard’s family brought her to see Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Miller High Life Theatre on Feb. 18. “I wanted to come to this for years and years … this was just the most incredible, amazing, awesome…


Shen Yun ‘Changed My Perception of Chinese Culture,’ Says Milwaukee Patron

MILWAUKEE—For some, seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts is something they’ve dreamt of for years before all the right conditions line up and they get the chance to attend the performance. “I have seen the advertisement for many, many years. I always wanted to but didn’t get the chance. This time it happened,” said Ms. Kaylee Foulke….


Shen Yun ‘Opened up New Doors, New Ways of Thinking,’ Says Wisconsin Theatergoer

MILWAUKEE, Wis.—Pastor Philip Ramsey and his wife Irma attended the first of Shen Yun Performing Arts’ four consecutive shows in Wisconsin at the Miller High Life Theatre, on Feb. 17. It was the couple’s first time watching Shen Yun and they were deeply touched by the beauty and goodness portrayed in the performance. Using just…