Mrs. Geronazzo is the executive director at Fabbrici Foundation, which supports non-profit arts & culture in Canada. The foundation aims to support Canadian artists, ensuring that the arts remain vital in our lives.

“It’s 5,000 years old, and at the same time, it’s bringing this artistry, this gift of dance, and also conveying very, very important messages of love … compassion … [and] faith,” she said, “all of this I found very interesting.”

“I was extremely impressed to know that [they] travel with an entire orchestra,” she said, “this is quite unusual for a dance troupe and very impressive indeed.”

“The beautiful sounds that the erhu was able to create … I thought was magnificent,” she said, “so that was beautiful to behold.”

In the past, artists looked to the divine for inspiration and cultivated virtue in order to create uplifting art. Today, Shen Yun’s artists follow in this noble tradition, which is why audiences feel there is something different about Shen Yun, says the company’s website.

In 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a persecution campaign against the spiritual practice, which is also called Falun Gong, and adherents have since been subjected to unprecedented imprisonment, torture, and abuse.

“This message is one that humanity needs to hear,” she added, “because as we enter this time in our history on Earth, the sense of the Divine coming to provide hope, and a sense of renewal, I think, is one that we all need to hold on to.”

“For Shen Yun to deliver this message and to make it very vocal, I think, was a beautiful gesture for all of us.”

Mrs. Geronazzo said she was very grateful for Shen Yun’s dedication and for bringing such a “beautiful art form—one that is unsurpassed in the idea of conveying both emotion and storyline—with music,” to Calgary.