CALGARY, Canada—Visual College of Art & Design Director Adam Coady attended Shen Yun’s evening performance at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.
Accompanying Mr. Coady on March 10 was Megan Wright, the assistant director at the college and a former ballerina.
“This is such a spectacular performance because there’s nothing else like this. It’s so unique and different. The audience is loving it! I was listening to the people in the audience talking and wooing and ahhing.”Based in New York, Shen Yun Performing Arts was founded in 2006 by elite Chinese artists who had fled the persecution of the communist regime.
“It makes you cringe a little,” Ms. Wright said. “It just hits you so hard—how can someone treat others like that? It’s upsetting, but I think it’s an important message to showcase. [Shen Yun] did a great job portraying it.”
She also loved the spiritual aspect of Shen Yun and how even amidst pain, there is always a sense of hope.
“It’s important to have hope and a reason for continuing. It helps you keep that positive outlook. Everything can go horribly wrong, but if you keep hoping and persevering, things are going to get better,” she said.
Also enjoying the performance were company CEO Brad Morrison and his wife, Nicky. It was the couple’s first-time attending Shen Yun. They thought the whole performance was very wonderful and uplifting.
Mrs. Morrison thought Shen Yun’s message was very positive and “showed the love that people have for each other.”
He also enjoyed Shen Yun’s spiritual message and hoped more young people could see the performance. “It wasn’t overdone. It’s just nicely touched on. I liked it,” he said.
“I think it would be really nice if the younger generation could see the kindness and the love in the message that’s being portrayed here. It would be nice if young people could get that—it’s uplifting.”
