NYC Audience Member in Awe After Seeing Shen Yun: ‘They’re Perfection’

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Audience members at New York City’s David H. Koch Theater warmly welcomed Shen Yun Performing Arts with enthusiastic applause on March 26. Theatergoers said they felt captivated and deeply touched by the artistry and beauty.

Joan Cannavale, the president of Plainview Old Bethpage Senior Club, said, “They’re unbelievable. They’re so disciplined, they’re perfection. I wish I could move like they move.”

Steven Bonin, a business owner, said, “I liked the way they flip in the air. They made it so easy. And it almost looked like they glided in the air. It looks very nice. Very nice to watch, beautiful.”

Elliot Krakauker, the vice president of Plainview Old Bethpage Senior Club, said, “I loved the animation in the background and how that was done. Someone jumped in, and all of a sudden, they were in the picture, they’re out of the picture. Just great, the whole show.”

Ancient Chinese culture and values come to life in Shen Yun’s performances through classical Chinese dance, music, and storytelling. Their mission is to revive 5,000 years of traditional Chinese culture, due to the current communist regime in China disconnecting modern Chinese people from their authentic culture, and persecuting those with faith, since taking power in 1949.

John Battista, a business owner, said, “Just a good message about living in life and pure spirits and good energy and good people.”

Ms. Cannavale said, “The perfection and the desire to get the message out, and the resilience and the strength of the people. And I think that’s beautiful, and I think that no one else should forget that, because that is happening right now, and it can’t be ignored.”

“I think it’s really mesmerizing. It feels like it’s bringing back the mystical, reminding us of our transcendence, and taking us beyond form into the formless. It’s really just out of this world, extraordinary,” said Katrina Michelle, a psychologist and clinic founder. “I would like to tell my friends, you have to come and experience it. I can’t explain it to you. You have to come and experience it for yourself.”

Shen Yun will continue to perform in New York City until April 12.
NTD News, New York

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