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

NEW YORK—As concertmaster of the New York City Ballet Orchestra, Kurt Nikkanen is well-versed in both music and dance. After watching Shen Yun Performing Arts present classical Chinese dance accompanied by music that blends Eastern and Western sounds, Nikkanen praised the quality of both aspects, adding that the performance was very well put together. “Really excellent […]

MISSISSAUGA, Canada—For the past 10 years, Carol Wier has been wanting to see Shen Yun Performing Arts. Every time, she would tell her sister Sharon Rodobolski, “We have to get to Shen Yun, we have to get to Shen Yun.” The past July, she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and Sharon knew she had […]

AURORA, Ill.—Young dancer Olivia Johnson and her mother Kimberly both identified with the gracefulness the dancers of Shen Yun Performing Arts Global Company exhibited during their final performance in Aurora this season. Olivia Johnson is a dancer with experience in ballet, jazz, and modern forms. She and her mother Kimberly Johnson attended Shen Yun’s matinee […]

NEW YORK—China has a rich history and culture so profound that the country was once known as a “Celestial Empire.” The ancient people upheld Confucian values like benevolence, righteousness, and propriety and strove to lead virtuous lives. But six decades of communist rule was all it took to nearly reduce 5,000 years of majestic civilization into dust. Ancient […]

DALLAS—Susan Smartt is the president of the IBM Academy of Technology. She and Milton Smartt went to see Shen Yun Performing Arts in Dallas on Jan. 13 at the AT&T Performing Arts Center–Winspear Opera House. “It was great,” said Milton Smartt. “Really enjoyed it.” “It’s marvelous,” said Susan Smartt. “I’ve wanted to see it for some […]

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom—As Vanessa Spencer watched Shen Yun Performing Arts, she sensed an inner-meaning and depth from the dancers’ movements. “All their movements and their discipline came from within. It wasn’t something that was glossy and surfacey at all,” she said. Spencer, an owner and principal of a dance school, watched Shen Yun Performing Arts […]

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom—Dancers fly across the stage, bringing to life scenes from the ancient past to the present. Adorning authentic Chinese costumes and accompanied by a live orchestra, Shen Yun artists transport audiences across the globe through 5,000 years of Chinese civilization. “It was absolutely stunning, the arrangements, the colours and just the movements—and the […]

NEW YORK—With a mission to restore 5,000 years of traditional Chinese culture, Shen Yun Performing Arts brings the essence of this ancient civilization to modern audiences across the world. This is what security company CEO Frank Cappuccio loved about the performance. “[It was] great to see that [Shen Yun] brought in all of the best of […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—When Walter Anasovitch saw Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time, he was blown away by the performance of classical Chinese dance, and he felt that it is important for people to see it. “I thought, it’s outstanding,” he said. “This is such a privilege and an honor to see such talented people […]

AURORA, Ill.—Absolutely stunning was how Jessica Overstreet described Shen Yun’s dancers after seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts Global Company on Jan. 12. Despite the several inches of snow and the low temperatures, nearly every seat was filled in the Paramount Theatre that evening for the performance. This is the second consecutive year Shen Yun has […]

DALLAS—Jeff Gusky is an emergency physician and National Geographic photographer. He is also a TV host and producer, author of three books, and a professional speaker. His life changed when he uncovered an “obscure remnant of a Nazi concentration camp.” Since then he has looked for hope for people in times of terror and why […]

MISSISSAUGA, Canada—Canadian film and TV producer Leif Bristow and his wife Agnes Bristow, a writer and producer, have attended Shen Yun many times over the years and have never failed to be impressed. Among the couple’s accomplishments is the family-friendly TV series “Wildlife Quest,” starring their daughter Brittany, and the mini-series “Rising Suns,” a drama […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Cherish Canda had always wanted to see Shen Yun, ever since it first began performing. When she finally had an opportunity to see it on Jan. 12 this year, she felt that she had stepped into another world. “It’s fantastic. It’s amazing,” she said. “It’s just really out of this world. The scenery, the […]

AURORA, Ill.–The performance promised culture and dance, but some audience members took home much more, in the form of profound thoughts and beliefs. “I’m enjoying this whole entire experience, very much,” Julian Sadger said after seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts Global Company’s matinee performance on Jan. 12 at the Paramount Theatre. Mrs. Sadger is a […]

NEW YORK—Thomas Boyer thought his experience with Shen Yun Performing Arts was magical. He attended the matinee performance on Jan. 12 with his family at The David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. As the chief operating officer at Innovation, a New York-based technology company that creates solutions for pharmacy problems, Boyer leads a busy […]

DALLAS—The Saoits had watched Shen Yun Performing Arts in 2017 and liked it so much that they came back to see it again. Matt Saoit is an executive with IMGA and served in the marines. Jennifer Saoit is a healthcare executive who manages medical practices.  What came as a surprise to the couple is all the […]

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom—Corporate lawyer Gareth John said Shen Yun was “absolutely stunning” and “very spiritual.” Shen Yun performed at ICC Birmingham on Jan. 12 as part of its 2019 world tour in which six equal-sized companies will travel to over 100 cities across four continents. John said the performance was “touching” because the movement of […]

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom—When Clare Langstone watched Shen Yun on Jan. 12, tears welled up in her eyes. “Sometimes it was so beautiful it moved me to tears,” she said. “The dancing was just so flowing, and just beautiful.” Langstone, a music teacher, saw Shen Yun perform at The ICC, Birmingham. She described the lyrics of […]

MISSISSAUGA, Canada—Kiu Rezvanifar, president of the Canadian Ethnic Media Association, had heard good things about Shen Yun Performing Arts before seeing it last year. But it was no replacement for experiencing it in person, because he still remembers that feeling of “wow!” After his tremendous experience, he returned this year on Jan. 11 at the […]

NEW YORK—Shen Yun Performing Arts performed before a full house at Lincoln Center in New York City on Jan. 11, wowing thousands of audience members from all walks of life. One of those audience members was Scott Kraus, Vice President at Ares Management, an asset management company controlling a multi-billion dollar portfolio. Krause said he […]

NEW YORK—Dancer and choreographer Kimberly Fitch had waited years to see Shen Yun Performing Arts, and when she finally did—”it was mind blowing.” “I thought it was absolutely amazing,” Fitch said on Jan. 11 at Lincoln Center. “The staging was actually stunning.” Fitch, whose long list of credits includes dancing on stage with Britney Spears […]

MISSISSAUGA, Canada—After waiting years to see Shen Yun Performing Arts, James Cormier got his chance via a thoughtful Christmas gift. “I’ve been waiting for years to come see this. It’s just amazing. I have goosebumps,” said company founder and entertainer James Cormier after seeing Shen Yun on Jan. 11 11 at the Living Arts Centre. […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Frank Axe, a county supervisor in District 4 of Amador County, California, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts with his wife on Jan. 11 in Sacramento. They both like watching dance, and they were impressed by what they saw in Shen Yun. “I like it very much,” said Axe. “I think it’s very high skill […]

DALLAS—Michael Keegan, a business owner in realty development and brokerage, was given a ticket by a friend to see Shen Yun Performing Arts in Dallas, Texas. “It is very nice treat,” Keegan said on Jan. 11 at the Winspear Opera House. “I have wanted to see it for sometime.” Shen Yun was formed in 2006 in […]

AURORA, Ill.—Shen Yun Performing Arts performed at the Paramount Theatre on Jan. 11 in Aurora, Illinois as one of the stops on their 130 city-plus world tour to preserve the 5,000-year culture of China.  Ty Simmons, a Vietnam vet and retired police patrol commander attended with his family. “Absolutely fantastic,” he said.  The precision, the dancing, […]

AURORA, Ill.—Chicago artist Maja Bosen treated herself to Shen Yun for the third time on Jan. 11 at the Paramount Theatre. “It was very engaging then. … It’s very wonderful to see how they’ve changed it up and made it more relevant to some of the things that are happening in the world now,” she […]

WOKING, United Kingdom—Chinese classical dance has been enriched from dynasty to dynasty, over thousands of years. Shen Yun dancers are bringing this rich art form to life on stage. The artists’ movements are like a “bright thread running through embroidery,” said writer Gary Wright, who watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the New Victoria Theatre […]