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Toronto-Area City Councillor Appreciates the Chance to Learn About China’s History Through Shen Yun

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Toronto-Area City Councillor Appreciates the Chance to Learn About China’s History Through Shen Yun
Markham, Ont., city councillor Andrew Keyes at the Shen Yun show at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto on March 28, 2026. Allen Zou/The Epoch Times
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TORONTO—Seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts for the third time, Markham, Ont., city councillor Andrew Keyes said that all the different elements of the show come together to leave the audience with a memorable experience.

“It’s like a three-dimensional experience,” he said, noting that multiple senses from visual, to audio, to even the cultural and spiritual side of the audience are engaged while watching the show.

“The costumes, the colour, the lights, and the music all kind of come together very nicely,” said Mr. Keyes after seeing Shen Yun at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on March 28.

He praised Shen Yun’s dancers and musicians for their superb artistic talent and dedication in creating such a show.

“What I’m thinking when I’m watching it is how many hours it must have taken for them to train and to get the synchronization and the music so perfect. It was really something to see,” he said.

“As far as the sound goes, the orchestra is incredible. ... They’re so talented and obviously working so hard.”

Shen Yun, based in New York, where it enjoys artistic freedom away from the Chinese communist regime, was formed by leading classical Chinese artists in 2006 to revive the Middle Kingdom’s 5,000-year-old traditional culture.
Mr. Keyes said it was a treat to be able to see China’s history, spiritual tradition, and culture through Shen Yun.

“It’s really, really good to get a sense of the history and get a sense of the spiritual side of things, how people are maintaining that cultural connection and their religious beliefs,” he said.

NTD contributed to this report.
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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