Shen Yun Performing Arts: The Significant Cultural Event of Our Time

PHOENIX, Arizona—Television and radio personality Steve Kates has seen Shen Yun Performing Arts four times. Kates said he tries to catch the traditional dance and music performance every year, as it depicts the importance of freedom and spirituality. “I think it’s so important that the message of Shen Yun get out there to as many […]

ESCONDIDO, Calif.—Jayelle Sargent, a retired agent for cinematographers on featured films, took her granddaughter Pearl to the matinee performance of Shen Yun Performing Arts at the California Center for the Arts on Feb. 16. Sargent said she first attended Shen Yun a few years ago, but she wasn’t able to bring her granddaughter at that […]

MELBOURNE, Australia—Luke Maizey, an actor and presenter from Melbourne, found Shen Yun Performing Arts to be spiritually enriching after he watched the performance at the Regent Theatre on Feb. 16. “I was like, ‘that really is a brilliant production.’ I need that in my life,” he said. With a range of acting roles in film […]

ST. PAUL, Minn.—Shen Yun Performing Arts is in the midst of its 2019 tour and completed its stop at St. Paul on a high note performing to a full house on Feb. 17. Many Minnesotans at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts have expressed delight at experiencing such a unique dance and music production, […]

MELBOURNE, Australia—Educator Hilary Breman was taken by the colors she saw as well as the beauty of movement as she watched Shen Yun Performing Arts’s last performance in Melbourne. As a visual arts teacher at a Melbourne secondary college and on a mission to inspire her students into making and responding to artworks, Breman appreciated […]

ROSEMONT, Ill.—Psychologist and grief counselor Susan Davis found passion, appreciation for ancient Chinese culture, and a bit of humor in Shen Yun Performing Arts North American Company’s matinee performance  at the Rosemont Theatre on Feb. 17. As a birthday present, her daughter got her tickets to Shen Yun. A Shen Yun production features around 20 vignettes […]

PHILADELPHIA—As he was experiencing Shen Yun Performing Arts, lawyer Flavio Van Boekel quickly realized that it was not an ordinary dance and music performance. Van Boekel said he has seen many first-rate theater productions in his life, but he had never seen anything so original and inspiring as Shen Yun. “I have seen a lot […]

MELBOURNE, Australia—Dance teacher Brooke Synnott was impressed by the athleticism displayed by Shen Yun performers and could see the ancient Chinese culture coming through in the performance. “The athleticism and gracefulness mixed together is just phenomenal,” she said. “You could really see the culture behind everything they were doing.” Synnott, who saw Shen Yun Performing […]

NANTES, France—Winter is not yet over, but it was a beautiful spring afternoon in Nantes that welcomed the world famous Shen Yun Performing Arts to the city. For its second performance in the city of Jules Verne, on Saturday, Feb. 16, a mild spring heat greeted the shimmering colors of the costumes and landscapes presented […]

NANTES, France—Friday, Feb. 15th, in Nantes, as in most parts of France, a pleasant, early spring atmosphere brightened up the end of the week. In this historic capital of Brittany, this feeling has been reinforced by a unique climatic phenomenon: an explosion of colors of the classical Chinese dance performance Shen Yun. On a world […]

NANTES, France—On Friday, Feb. 15, a large audience of lovers of the performing arts and culture gathered at the Cité des Congrès in Nantes, France. For the third consecutive year, Nantes, the City on the Loire River, celebrated traditional Chinese culture with the presentation of the prestigious dance and music company, Shen Yun Performing Arts. […]

ST. PAUL, Minn.—Allison Miller found Shen Yun Performing Arts so touching that she had tears in her eyes throughout the whole performance. She saw more than just the colors, athleticism, and beauty, in fact, what she experienced was beyond that. “I had goosebumps through the whole thing. The energy and electricity were amazing. I felt it. I felt like I […]

PHILADELPHIA—With an orchestra that melds both Chinese and Western instruments, Shen Yun Performing Arts treats audiences to a different kind of sound—one that which draws upon the best of both cultures. David Christianson, professor of chemistry and chair of the department of chemistry at the University of Pennslyvania, was impressed to see this innovation, with […]

ROSEMONT, Ill.—When Pawel Skrabacz saw Shen Yun, he felt it was not only a beautiful performance, but also a very complex combination of folklore and dance, music, and humor. “It was wonderful,” he said. Skrabacz is production marketing manager for Pro Media Gear. He and Tania Chwala, a production designer for Caterpillar, attended Shen Yun […]

ST. PAUL, Minn.—For centuries, cultures of the world looked at the divine for inspiration. The art they produced carried deep meaning and brought joy to both the artists and the viewer. This is what a New York-based company has aimed to bring back since its establishment in 2006. Shen Yun Performing Arts was created by a […]

MELBOURNE, Australia—As someone who was born and raised in Europe James Somerville loves football, but also has a love of music and dance which brought him to Shen Yun’s matinee performance at the Regent Theatre for the first time. New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts is the premier classical Chinese dance and music company, with […]

ROSEMONT, Ill.—Father and daughter pair Kenneth Jakubowski and Eva attended Shen Yun Performing Arts North American Company’s matinee performance on Feb. 16, and before they had left the theater, they had already decided it would become an annual tradition. “It was wonderful. It’s a great family event. I would recommend this to anybody. It was really spectacular,” […]

ESCONDIDO, Calif.—Ron Jessee, a visual and performing arts professor at Cal State San Marcos, saw Shen Yun Performing Arts at California Center for the Arts in Escondido, Calif., on Feb. 15. He had seen Shen Yun before, and during intermission, he shared his impressions of the latest performance. “I love it! It’s just great! Yeah, […]

PHILADELPHIA—The New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts was started with the mission to revive China’s 5,000 years of semi-divine culture. It expanded from one to now six equal-sized companies that travel across four continents to perform in hundreds of sold-out shows across the globe. These performances have inspired countless audiences, with people saying that they […]

ESCONDIDO, Calif.—Robert A. Poppleton, a certified public accountant, took his wife Jenny to see Shen Yun Performing Arts at California Center for the Arts for Valentine’s Day. The couple sat in the fourth row near the center, and Poppleton said he absolutely loved it. “It was fabulous,” he said. “The dancing was just absolutely exquisite, the […]

ST. PAUL, Minnesota—The synergy of the dancers was what impressed County Commissioner Jim McDonough when he experienced Shen Yun Performing Arts. Whether it was two dancers on stage or 12, McDonough said they were all able to dance with perfect unison as though they were all connected by invisible glue. “Every movement was the same … they all […]

PHILADELPHIA—Shen Yun means the beauty of divine beings dancing. With this standard as their goal, dancers of Shen Yun Performing Arts seek to enchant audience members not just with their movements, but also with their hearts. Philadelphia city councilman Mark Squilla was indeed able to feel a sensation beyond a mere appreciation of their physical […]

ST PAUL, Minnesota—When the curtain lifted for the first piece, Bill and Chrissie Forsman were blown away by dozens of heavenly maidens dancing in perfect synchronicity. The dancers’ every posture and movement exuded a kind of compassion that filled the couple’s hearts with the same positive energy. The Forsmans said they thought it was a […]

ROSEMONT, Ill.—Ronald Lau, senior engineer for Fuel Tech Pollution Control in Wheaton, Illinois, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts North American Company’s matinee performance on Feb. 15. “It’s a wonderful performance, it’s unlike anything you’ve probably seen before. So, don’t expect anything just come enjoy it and you will definitely enjoy what you see,” Ronald Lau […]

MELBOURNE, Australia—Doug Heywood, a renowned Australian conductor, found unity in the words sung on stage, while watching Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Regent Theatre on Feb. 14. “The lyrics that were up on the screen are common thoughts of all humanity; the concept of caring, sharing, and looking for that which is good in […]

ROSEMONT, Ill.—After seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts, some people walk away in a state of seemingly pure contentment.  Jaime and Mylene Santana had that kind of experience on Valentine’s Day at the Rosemont Theater. Mrs. Santana had spent the day at work as an intensive care nurse, but then, coming to a performance that is […]

ST PAUL, Minnesota—Shen Yun Performing Arts continues to delight audience members as it tours the world portraying traditional Chinese culture and values on stage. Minnesotans were blessed with the opportunity to have their souls enriched by a production that many audience members described as a “once in a lifetime performance.” The New York-based company was […]