Tag: Global Company

Shen Yun ‘Exceeded Expectations on All Levels,’ Says Finance CEO

NEW YORK—David Samuels, CEO of a financial risk management company, saw Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time at Lincoln Center on the evening of April 15 and thought it exceeded all expectations. “I think it was absolutely wonderful. The performance exceeded expectations on all levels. The performers themselves are energetic, they’re well trained,…


Shen Yun Audience: ‘There Is so Much Beauty About This Divine Tradition’

NEW YORK—Mila Wentrys, who grew up in Poland under communism shared that seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts, a performance that shows what China was like before communism, gave her great hope. “I was crying, like it’s just tears were pouring down my face, because there is so much beauty about this divine tradition,” she said….


Shen Yun ‘Incredibly Magnificent’ and ‘Very Positive,’ Says New York Patron

NEW YORK—Abigail and her father Stephen Schedra saw Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time at Lincoln Center on April 15, and were uplifted by the positive experience. “I loved it,” said Ms. Schedra, a chief operating officer, after seeing the matinee performance. “Very positive message from the whole show.” “I was particularly moved…


Shen Yun Was Very Impressive, Says New York Lawyer

NEW YORK—Regina and Robert Hazzard were taken aback by the excellence of Shen Yun Performing Arts, which they saw for the first time on April 14. “I have tears in my eyes,” said Mrs. Hazzard, a social worker, after the performance at Lincoln Center. “I feel so emotional. I’m so happy that people are going to…


Shen Yun Takes You Beyond the Physical World, Says New York Theatergoer

NEW YORK—Realtor Sheriff Iguaran hopped on a plane from Florida to New York just to catch Shen Yun’s evening performance at the Lincoln Center on April 13. Over the years, Mr. Iguaran saw countless Shen Yun advertisements and silently promised himself to attend. Yet, year after year, he never got the chance. This year, after…


‘Everything Was Exquisite,’ Says Creative Director About Shen Yun

NEW YORK—Shane Savant, the creative director for Webster Hall, and his friend Helen Anderson, a hobbyist musician, watched Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time at the David H. Koch Theater at the Lincoln Center on April 13. “It’s spectacular,” said Mr. Savant. “I was very impressed by the myriad of costume changes and…


Shen Yun Artists ‘Very Inspirational,’ Says CTO

NEW YORK—George Balayan, head of a tech startup, says he doesn’t know any Chinese, but Shen Yun Performing Arts needed no language to convey what the artists wished to. Mr. Balayan, CTO, saw the performance at Lincoln Center on April 12 with three friends, who spoke highly of the beauty of the performance. “Just looking…


Shen Yun Communicates a Divine Beauty That Moves Hearts, Says Singer

NEW YORK—Audrey Fernandez Fraser, a singer, composer, and co-artistic director of the Christopher Street Collegium, saw Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Lincoln Center on April 12. She is well-versed in bringing sacred songs to life, and she was pleasantly surprised to see that Shen Yun had more than dance in its performances with bel canto singing,…


Shen Yun Shows French Audience Something ‘Transcendental’

NANTES, France—The best of traditional Chinese culture was back at the Cité des Congrès where the Shen Yun Performing Arts Global Company took to the stage in Nantes from April 3 to 5. On Wednesday, April 5, Hélène Chevillotte, a commercial editor, was among the spectators. “It’s a wonderful show! I really admired the costumes,…


Shen Yun ‘Reminds Us That There Was a Culture Before Communism,’ Says Professor

NEW YORK—Distinguished professor of law Sam Estreicher has authored more than 200 scholarly articles and a dozen books and served on committees, including the UN’s Internal Justice Commission. He attended Shen Yun Performing Arts, knowing the performing arts group was formed by Chinese artists of faith who fled human rights abuses back in China. “I know that…