Artistry in Shen Yun ‘Unsurpassed,’ Says Business Owner

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Audiences were dazzled by the performance of Shen Yun Performing Arts at The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 26. The show transports audiences on a breathtaking journey through 5,000 years of Chinese civilization.

“Unsurpassed, there's nothing like it, absolutely nothing like it,” said Joe Cain, a business owner. “The beauty is in the movement, and the dance and the music and the choreography and the orchestra is just one seamless whole. It's not these separate elements. It becomes a unified, beautiful structure. It’s just absolutely beautiful. It's poetry.”

“I love it. It's my second time seeing it, and there's nothing I've seen with more beauty than this show. I love the dance, the creativity, the colors, the movement, the music. It's amazing,” said Stephen Corlett, a business owner.

“It's beautiful the way all the colors, how they blend everything, how everything goes together. And when they dance, all the colors seem together and flow. It's beautiful, it's absolutely wonderful,” said Diana Patton, an award winning artist.

Ancient Chinese culture and values come to life in Shen Yun’s performances through classical Chinese dance, music, and storytelling. Since taking power in 1949, the current Chinese regime has disconnected today’s Chinese people from their authentic culture, and persecuted those with faith.

“This is the true Chinese culture that goes back to the deity-based, spiritual-based Chinese culture that's been around for 5,000 years, that gets a little bit lost in today's media environment,” said Chip Dolfi, a company chief executive officer. “It brings us all back to not only your founding beliefs, but also the beliefs that we share. Getting back to the spiritual beliefs, getting back to the deity, getting back to that moral compass that sometimes gets lost today.”

“I think one thing I appreciated was telling about the persecution in China, because people don't know about that in America. And I think the more people are aware of it, the better,” Mr. Corlett said. “We are Christians, but the message still resonates. We believe in a Creator. We believe in the goodness of the divine. We believe it is planted into our nature, and we can, as we come to know God and get in touch with Him, we can bring that out. So I appreciate that message.”

“Wholeheartedly recommend it. I brought people here because I wanted them to see it. I want them to be a part of the show, and to have that immersive experience of being in the show. And also about the spirituality and the deity, and to say, ‘hey, remember,’ this is what we need to remind ourselves,” Mr. Dolfi said.

Shen Yun will be performing at Civic Opera House in Chicago, Illinois, on May 3 and 4.
NTD News, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

NTD is a media sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts, covering audience reactions since 2006.