Music Teacher Calls Shen Yun an ‘Exemplary Organization’

NTD Newsroom
Shen Yun
Shen Yun Performing Arts captivated audiences in Montreal, Canada, on April 9 and 10, reviving 5,000 years of China’s spiritual and traditional cultural heritage. Audience members praised the dancers’ expressive performances, classical music, and visual designs.

“I really enjoyed it. Loved the colors, the costumes, the music, and the variety of stories,” said Victoria Rusu, a school music teacher.

“What endurance it takes to deliver a show like this!” said Ovidiu Hritcu, a music teacher. “About two hours of non-stop performance. What training, what practice must have gone into this! I wondered to myself, how do they do it? How do they stay in top shape not only for this performance, but also for future seasons? It’s truly an exemplary organization.”

“The show was fantastic. It demonstrated incredible, incredible persistence, love for dance, and creativity,” said Jean Zigby, a palliative care specialist. “The integration with the backdrop was beautiful, but the dancers themselves were just heavenly. They just really expressed themselves and their bodies in a way that we can all only dream to.

“It's a beautiful combination of Occidental and Oriental music together. I thought the orchestra was absolutely fantastic,” he said.

“This is my second time attending the show. To me, it is the most exquisite performance I’ve ever witnessed in my life. I’m even considering seeing it a third time this Sunday. Truly, this spectacle is beyond value. It’s utterly breathtaking. I find myself at a loss for words,” said Luis Miguel Martinez, a business owner.

Ankelly Armstrong, a family physician, said, “What I really particularly like, apart from all the tumbling actions, was just how graceful it all looked in terms of the landing, in terms of how they moved. It looked seamless all the way.”

An audience member shared how the performance made her reflect on moral values and the power of believing in something beyond this physical life.

“What I've understood is that we're a kind of divinity who have the possibility of being on earth and have the possibility of correcting ourselves. And returning to heaven,” Ms. Rusu said. “It's not just a show, it's really an ode. An appeal to pause and understand the people around you, to help them, to appreciate beauty, to appreciate kindness, too.”

“In this world, there's a lot of unrest, a lot of pain, a lot of suffering, but there’s hope. It leads us to think whether there’s something beyond what we see,” she said.

NTD News, Montreal, Canada

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