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Shen Yun Is ‘Wonderful and Fantastic. I’d Give It an A,’ Says Company Executive

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Shen Yun Is ‘Wonderful and Fantastic. I’d Give It an A,’ Says Company Executive
Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company's curtain cal at at the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, in Seattle, on April 6, 2024. The Epoch Times

SEATTLE—Manufacturing company executive Troy Denmark experienced Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time on April 6. It was the company’s penultimate performance at the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall.

Mr. Denmark’s wife purchased tickets after seeing advertisements on TV and the couple was not disappointed.

“I think it’s wonderful and fantastic. I’d give it an A,” he said enthusiastically. “The dancers are phenomenal. The amount of ability, and skill, and exercise that’s involved is insane. It’s really, really, very cool. Beautiful.”
Mr. Denmark especially enjoyed Shen Yun’s ethnic dance, which depicted life on the Mongolian plains. He thought it was “really cool” and made him feel invigorated.

“It was exhilaration just to see the physicality of it. It’s wonderful,” he said, adding that he loved the performance as a whole, so it was difficult to pinpoint a specific element because “the music and the dance and the message is all one.”

The New York-based Shen Yun’s performance is comprised of a series of short pieces that take its audience on a ride through the dynasties and across the vast regions of China.
Endowed with 5,000 years of history, China was once known as the “Land of the Divine.” For millenniums, its people believed that by keeping their hearts pure and adhering to strict moral standards, they would be blessed by the divine.
Troy Denmark enjoyed Shen Yun's evening performance at the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall on April 6, 2024. (Mary Zhang/The Epoch Times)
Troy Denmark enjoyed Shen Yun's evening performance at the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall on April 6, 2024. Mary Zhang/The Epoch Times

Indeed, for 5,000 years, the country prospered. However, after the communist takeover and its spread of atheism, all this traditional culture was systematically destroyed. Today, Shen Yun’s goal is to bring back the beauty and goodness of pre-communist China.

Reflecting on this, Mr. Denmark said he absolutely believes that the company’s mission is important. He felt glad that Shen Yun brought up the topic and brought awareness of the current situation in China.

“I think that’s really important. I’m glad that they did that. There are conflicts in the world right now. Globally and within China, there could be a solution—I think there’s hope,” he explained.

“I think bringing attention to it—information and understanding for people is very important to move forward.  Without information, people won’t know which way to turn or what’s important.”

Reporting by Mary Zhang 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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