Business Owner: A Sense of Tranquility Emanates From Shen Yun

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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil—Shen Yun Performing Arts gave a performance in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on May 9, transporting audiences on a journey through ancient China with classical Chinese dance and orchestral music. Theatergoers expressed their deep appreciation of the performance.

Elsa Toniolo, an architect, said, “For me, what caught my attention the most were the costumes and the lightness in the movements.”

Paulo Franke, a business owner, said, “The orchestra makes all the difference because it really feels like they are synchronized with the orchestra along with the movements.”

“I wonder how they work with the costumes. Obviously their technique is fantastic, and the synchronization is incredible,” João Ricardo Turra Magni, a business owner, said.

“The 3D projection, the synchronization when the artist goes in or out of the image; I found that impressive. I have never seen anything like that,” Mr. Franke said.

Shen Yun’s mission is to revive 5,000 years of traditional Chinese culture from “China before communism.” Theatergoers also commented on the beauty of the performance.

“Fantastic! I thought the theme was divine. I think it’s necessary. I feel it represents a kind of rescue of society, the chance to pause and reflect on the fact that whatever we do, we eventually reap. In one way or another, there’s always a return. It’s just fantastic, isn’t it? I also felt, when I saw the cast, that it seemed like such a huge group of people. You could really see that many of them appeared in multiple scenes. It was marvelous—the synchronization, the colors, everything was so vibrant. Just marvelous,” Maria Luíza Rocha Oliveira, a psychologist, said.

Mr. Franke said, “Because China itself has a very ancient history, those 5,000 years they mention in the performance, I think it all connects. I think it is portrayed very well. There’s definitely spirituality in everything, even in the movements, the dances, the music, and the lyrics projected onto the screen, like with the soprano just now.”

“[T]he expression of the artists, and also the way they managed to blend ancient culture with Western elements as well, it was very, very, very impactful, this way of presenting it. It’s really wonderful to watch,” Dr. Matheus Salazar Rubim Pereira, a physician, said.

“It gives a lightness, it gives a very interesting sense of tranquility to the whole thing. It is very beautiful, very beautiful,” Mr. Magni said.

Shen Yun Performing Arts has now concluded its 2026 Latin American tour. The company will return with a whole new show next year.
NTD News, Porto Alegre, Brazil

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