SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS REVIEWS

Doctor Returns to ‘Repeat This Blessing’ of Experiencing the Connection With Shen Yun

Apr 29, 2026

4/29/2026Updated: 4/29/2026

ORLANDO, Fla.—Ernesto Bustinza saw Shen Yun Performing Arts on April 28, 2026, at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.

“It’s the second time I’m coming because I wanted to repeat this blessing of seeing these people perform,” shared Mr. Bustinza, a partner of the second-largest oncology group in America.

She enjoyed Shen Yun the first time, so he brought his family with him this time around.

“They are so focused, so perfect on their dancing, and they have this inner spirit of light that you can see every time you see them. I brought my mom for the first time, my wife, her mother, and we’re just blessed to be able to come. I would recommend everybody to come and see [Shen Yun] at least once in their lifetime,” Mr. Bustinza said.

Shen Yun, based in New York, is on a mission to present “China before communism,” and revive people’s connection with 5,000 years of Chinese civilization and culture.

“I think it depends on us to share the greatness of the show with other people. I’m going to tell my partners about this so they can come,” Mr. Bustinza shared.

Shen Yun’s artists are trained in classical Chinese dance, one of the most comprehensive dance systems in the world.

Mr. Bustinza said he saw, “not only the art of them so graciously together dancing, but also a message of peace and friendship and responsibility. You can see that they are trying to give a good message in each of their shows, and it’s contagious. You feel when you get out of the show that you have something better to do every day.”

He added that although technology has made it easier for people to connect, it feels that we are more distanced than ever.

“There’s no space for understanding, there’s no space for compassion, there’s no space for friendship, because we are losing the ability to interact with each other like we used to do 50 years ago,” Mr. Bustinza said.

He shared three things that he believes set Shen Yun apart from other performances.

“First, the spectacle as a show, the art is incredible—one of the top five that I saw in my life, and I saw a lot of these performances all over the world. The second thing is the message. It’s not just art. You get the message that the world needs you as part of the solution,” Mr. Bustinza said.

“The third is the ability of everybody to feel that connection [with] the performance … The dances and the music make you just feel that you’re in a different place, and that’s very hard to find,” he said.

Although Mr. Bustinza was in the audience and the artists were on stage, he felt a connection to the performers.

“They have some inner energy that they want to show. They believe in their art. They want to transmit that energy. They want you to feel it. It’s just their facial expression, the way they move their hands, the way they jump, the way they look at you,” he shared.

As a doctor, Mr. Bustinza can see a lot just by looking at a person. Sitting in the fifth row and looking at Shen Yun’s artists, he described what he saw.

“I have seen 40 patients every day for the last 25 years. I can read a person when I see them. They are just so overwhelmed with energy and passion and courage that you just want to feel like them. It’s impressive. I really love being here.”

Reporting by Nancy Ma and Maria Han.

The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts. We have covered audience reactions since Shen Yun’s inception in 2006.