‘Wonderfully Done,’ Says Shen Yun Patron in Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Shen Yun Performing Arts, the classical Chinese dance and music company, graced the stage with 3 performances in Nashville, Tennessee, from May 10 to 11. Audience members spoke highly of the artistry.
“Very, very, very professional. Loved it,” said Bill Greenman, an author and minister, who saw Shen Yun with his wife.

“Very athletic. Very incredibly done,” said Meg Greenman, who is also a minister.

“They make it look so easy, and they work so hard to make it look easy,” Mrs. Greenman said.

“It was amazing,” said Ethan Schwaber, director at Tailor-Made Services.

Mr. Schwaber said he and his wife “loved it.”

“Just captivated by all the talent. The musicians, the choreography, the dancers. It was really amazing,” he said.

Shen Yun’s mission is to revive traditional Chinese culture.

Theatergoers such as Cliff Buckosh applauded its Eastern and Western orchestra along with its patented digital backdrop.

“The music is fantastic, and I love the live orchestra,” said Mr. Buckosh, a songwriter in Nashville.

“All the different instruments that you have and the orchestra, and it blends perfectly with the dance and with the screen in the back. The way the projection is, where they go right into it, and the music fits every beat,” he said.

Tina Griffin, a former actress who is currently the host of Counter Culture Mom, enjoyed the positivity of Shen Yun.

“It gave me hope that if we are doing what we're supposed to be doing in our culture, people will absolutely cling to the positive. There's just a lack of positive in our culture today. And when you're doing what you're supposed to be doing, it grows the army from within, because a lot of times people live in fear,” the TV and radio host said.

“And so, by gravitating and working together as a team, we saw the dancers working together as a team. They were in unison, and it was beautiful to see that,” she said.

Mr. Greenman said one would be “hard-pressed” to find another show “where everything flows so beautifully from the announcers to the orchestra to the singers to the dancers to actually the multimedia behind them.”

“It was just so wonderfully done. It's definitely an experience I think anybody should come and see,” Mr. Greenman said.

NTD News, Nashville, Tennessee

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