Tag: Global Company

Former Ballet Dancer Amazed by Grace, Athleticism of Shen Yun’s Dancers

LONGBEACH, Calif.—Deanne Brown, a former professional ballet dancer, was impressed by Shen Yun Performing Arts as it performed in Long Beach, California. The combination of grace and athleticism of the performers was spectacular, she said. Ms. Brown was attending the performance at the Terrace Theater with Richard Newton, a retired firefighter. “To have strength is…


‘It’s Beautiful, Beautiful Art,’ Says Theatergoer Who Waited 10 Years to See Shen Yun

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—Dr. Donald Eisner, a psychologist, author, and founder of the Eisner Institute of Professional Studies, and his wife Jordan, waited a long time to see Shen Yun Performing Arts. The world’s foremost classical Chinese dance and music performance, Shen Yun is etched in the memories of people who just know that it is a…


Shen Yun ‘Brings Us Back to What It Is to Be Human,’ Says Audience Member

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts is dedicated to showing the world the true nature of Chinese culture as it was in the pre-communist era. The company’s ambition is not only to display the panorama of Chinese classical dance and music but to tell the story of China’s past and present, all of which…


Artist Says Shen Yun Performance Is Flawless

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—Irina Estyunina, an event producer in Los Angeles, and artist Evgeniy Skiyanskiy were amazed by Shen Yun Performing Arts at Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts on May 3. “It’s so beautiful … the technology, the dance, the technique of the dance, and the history … and story-telling, it’s everything in…


Shen Yun’s Dances Reveal the True History of China, Say Palm Desert Audience Members

PALM DESERT, Calif.—Ken Dahlquist is a freelance camera operator and five-time Emmy Award winner. He spent 50 years working in Hollywood but is now retired. Mr. Dahlquist said that coming to see Shen Yun Performing Arts was a “good date night” and, because of the pandemic, it was his first date in two years. New…


Traditional Values Must Be Brought Back, Says Professor of English, After Watching Shen Yun

PALM DESERT, Calif.—The world’s premier Chinese classical dance and music company, Shen Yun Performing Arts, played at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert on April 30, to the delight of Nicole Kanahele-Stutz who had waited to see the performance for many years. “It was wonderful … and it was everything I thought it would be,”…


California Audiences Find Compassion and Healing in Shen Yun

PALM DESERT, Calif.—On the afternoon of April 29, audiences found an all-enveloping love and healing at a Shen Yun performance. Shen Yun is a classical Chinese dance and music company based in New York that tours the world’s most prestigious theaters annually. Faith Garcia, a fitness studio owner, attended her first Shen Yun performance with…


Lawyer Admires Shen Yun’s Mission of Cultural Preservation

NEWARK, N.J.—For a brilliant civilization lasting more than 5,000 years to have been decimated in less than 70 under communist rule, China couldn’t have a better global ambassador than Shen Yun. Lawyer Jose Ortiz saw the New York-based dance performance in Newark’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center on the afternoon of April 23. He glowed about…


Three Generations Amazed by Shen Yun’s Beauty

NEWARK, N.Y.— Three generations of the Fedena family were delighted when they finally saw Shen Yun Performing Arts, after waiting two years for COVID restrictions to be lifted. Grandfather Paul, a retired pastor, his daughter Amy, who works in risk management, and granddaughter Taylor, a graphic designer, were all at the New Jersey Performing Arts…


‘There Is a Lot of Heart in It’: Artist Praises Imagery, Talent in Shen Yun

MONTREAL—Artist Didier Mercadal says the various elements of Shen Yun Performing Arts work together to create a stunning image on the stage, one that almost moved him to tears a few times. “We realize at a level that dance and image are one and the same in this show. It’s extraordinary, because the costumes, the music—everything…