Shen Yun Artists Are ‘All Perfect’, Says Indianapolis Audience Member

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Theatergoers at the Butler Arts Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, welcomed Shen Yun Performing Arts with warm applause on March 22 and 23. Audience members said they were deeply moved by the performers' skill and artistry.

“They’re all so precise, so together and with the long sleeves flowing, and that, it’s hard to keep that together, but they’re all perfect,” said Lou Perry, a former quality manager.

“I think it’s great. It’s very colorful, very acrobatic, which is interesting for classical dance,” said John Cogswell, a former business owner.

“I especially love the animation part, combined with the real actors. Really seamless and really fascinating,” said Bill Briscoe, who is an Indianapolis Ballet board member.

“They’re so energetic and athletic. They just twirl and jump and twirl and turn over whatever they want,” said Terrence Steed, a business owner.

“I like the storyline that’s going with everything, and I love the narration in between the segments,” said Randy Stoneburner, a restaurant owner.

“The background was impressive, where the dancers would jump off and then be seen on the background. That was really great,” said Peggy Kleine, a former university instructor.

Shen Yun is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company. It travels the world on a mission to revive 5,000 years of divinely inspired Chinese culture before communism.

“I think that it’s important that this culture be preserved and recognized. And I think that this is a great way to do it,” said Roger Kessler, an entrepreneur.

“It was very clear that the faith and the care and the concern for others, the freedom and the speaking of your views, and realizing that what we get here on Earth is not the main mission. It’s what we do for others and what we believe in the Creator,” said Ric Kleine, former company vice president.

“The message of being in the world, but not of the world, and honoring your fellow human beings and keeping your connection to God,” said Suzanna Briscoe, who is a fitness studio owner.

“I sit there watching it, I thought of what China should be like. When I watched what was happening, and I thought, if only the leadership of that country could see how things really could be,” said Mike Harville, a company regional manager.

“It was fabulous. My goodness, I was blown away. All the shows I loved every set,” said Melinda Stanley, who is a former executive administrative assistant.

Shen Yun will perform at the Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from March 28 to 30.
NTD News, Indianapolis, Indiana

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