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Shen Yun Is ‘One-of-a-Kind,’ Says Counselor

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Shen Yun Is ‘One-of-a-Kind,’ Says Counselor
Enrique and Katty Vega watch Shen Yun Performing Arts at a performance in California on Jan. 17, 2026. Tina Deng/The Epoch Times
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—Having known about Shen Yun Performing Arts for years, Enrique and Katty Vega finally watched the performance on Jan. 17 after Mrs. Vega bought tickets to surprise her husband.

Mr. Enrique Vega, a counselor, was amazed by the Shen Yun dancers. “They’re exquisite, amazing, the movement is incredible,” he said, “I noticed that their movements are very, very difficult to do.”

Mrs. Vega echoed, “The dances, they’re beautiful. They’re very, very exquisite, I would say.”

Mr. Vega was very impressed by Shen Yun’s use of a digital backdrop, a patented special effect that uses technology to seamlessly extend the stage beyond time and space.

“I’ve never seen this technique where they dance into the screen and they come out of the screen. That’s a once in a lifetime for me. That’s amazing.” Mr. Vega said, “And it’s so well done. The timing and the precision of the technology with the human movement is unbelievable. It really is a one-of-a-kind show.”

Shen Yun is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Each performance also features live accompaniment from the Shen Yun Orchestra, which combines Western orchestra with traditional Chinese instruments.

Mr. Vega enjoyed the dance and the music, “It’s nice to have a live orchestra. And the [dance] movements are timed to the music perfectly.”

Shen Yun’s dance drama that depicts the courage of faith in modern China left a lasting impression on the couple.

Mr. Vega appreciated the dance because it tells “a story that has to do with the freedom of religion that is not allowed in China.”

He continued, “It’s the struggle between having the freedom to worship versus not having it at all, or that you would only worship the state.”

Mrs. Vega added, “It’s about the freedom to express also.”

The couple said they would be “bringing friends and relatives” to see Shen Yun.

Reporting by Tina Deng and Sophia Fang.
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts. We have covered audience reactions since Shen Yun’s inception in 2006.
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