SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS REVIEWS

Shen Yun Is ‘Lovely and Visually Spectacular,’ Says Philharmonic VP

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Shen Yun Is ‘Lovely and Visually Spectacular,’ Says Philharmonic VP
Michele Madole enjoyed Shen Yun's evening performance at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts on March 1, 2024. Linda Jiang/The Epoch Times
LAS VEGAS—On March 1, Michele Madole, the vice president of the Las Vegas Philharmonic, experienced Shen Yun for the first time at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

She thought the evening performance was “lovely and visually spectacular.”

“I lived in Las Vegas for a number of years, and I’ve seen [Shen Yun] advertised several times. This year, I just decided to take it in,” she said.

“It was fabulous. Very unique, very original, and lovely. [The storytelling] was wonderful. I loved the folk [dances] and the dancers. The costumes were fantastic.”

Based in New York, Shen Yun Performing Arts is comprised of a series of short pieces that take its audience on a journey through the dynasties and across the vast regions of China.

Using classical Chinese, folk, and ethnic dances, as well as solo musical performances, the artists tell legends from ancient times to the modern day.

Referring to Shen Yun’s digital backdrop that seamlessly interacts with the performers on stage to create an immersive experience for the audience, Ms. Madole said it was “very different, very unique, and interesting.”

In the decades since the communist regime seized power, Chinese culture was forced to the brink of extinction.

Shen Yun’s mission is to bring back China’s 5,000 years of divinely inspired culture and showcase to the world the beauty of China before communism.

The company is expected to return with a brand new set of choreography, stories, and musical compositions every year.

Ms. Madole believes that Shen Yun’s goal to uphold timeless values such as truthfulness and kindness has “never been more important” to our society than now.

She will be recommending the show to everyone she knows, telling them about Shen Yun’s “artistry, magic, and the folklore of China.”

“I just wanted to take it all in and accept [the show] for the beauty of the story and the simplicity and focus on the artistry,” she said. “Congratulations. Bravo.”

Reporting by Linda Jiang and Jennifer Tseng.
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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