(Minghui.org) From mid-February to the first week of March, the five companies of Shen Yun Performing Arts performed nearly eighty shows in fifteen cities across Europe, South America, Asia, and North America.
Shen Yun New York Company's performance at the Dominion Theatre in London, United Kingdom on February 23. The company performed fourteen sold-out shows to English audiences February 16-25, 2018.
Curtain call by Shen Yun World Company at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 2. The company has performed thirteen of the scheduled twenty shows February 23-March 4, all to full houses.
Shen Yun North America Company at the Detroit Opera House in Detroit, Michigan on February 18, 2018. The company performed eleven sold-out shows February 16-25.
Shen Yun North America Company at the The Palace Theatre in Stamford, Connecticut on March 4, 2018. The company presented six sold-out performances March 1-4.
Shen Yun Touring Company at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona on February 25, 2018. The company performed eight sold-out shows (including one added show) February 20-25.
Shen Yun Touring Company arrives at the Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Argentina on February 27, 2018 to perform ten shows in Buenos Aires March 1-11.
Shen Yun at the Teatro Ópera in Buenos Aires, Argentina
“Very important to see”
Andres Gribnicow, Secretary of Culture and Creativity for the National Ministry of Culture in Argentina, at the Shen Yun performance in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 1, 2018.
“The whole show was very exciting—the setting, the light, the dancing. I was really very moved by the show,” said Andres Gribnicow, Secretary of Culture and Creativity for the National Ministry of Culture in Argentina.
“I’m left with an impression of great peace, spirituality, and I feel we have to live [with] nature,” he said.
“I clearly felt those values—the tolerance, peace, love. All those values are very important in today’s society, so we can live with situations that sometimes we don’t like and that we have to overcome. With those values inside, I think it will be much easier to grow as a society... It’s fundamental,” Mr. Gribnicow said.
“This kind of show, that has to do with culture, but also with everyday life at the same time, is very important to see and share,” he added.
“A pleasure to see the show”
Terry Mansfield CBE, consultant and former director of the Hearst Corporation, at the Shen Yun performance in London on February 22, 2018.
“It’s been a pleasure to see the show. It’s very special,” said Terry Mansfield CBE, a consultant and former director of the Hearst Corporation.
“It must be an inner contentment... They’re very traditional values [expressed in Shen Yun]. Life is very tough now around the world, so going back to traditional values for new reasons, I think young people are searching for these kinds of things,” he said.
“It is the most extraordinary, interesting energy through dance,” Mr. Mansfield said.
“Ambassador that tours the world”
Pablo Quirno, Chief of Staff for the Financial Ministry of Buenos Aires, at the Teatro Ópera in Argentina on March 1, 2018.
“It is an amazing show—the dancers' dexterity, the orchestra, a mirror of the Chinese culture at its maximum splendor,” said Pablo Quirno, Chief of Staff for the Financial Ministry of Buenos Aires.
“[Shen Yun’s mission] is very important. Precisely, it mirrors the traditions and also gets to an important and diverse audience of different cultures. In a way it is an ambassador... that tours the world,” he said.
“[Shen Yun] is a very important cultural experience where the values of an ancient culture are reflected,” Mr. Quirno added.
“Top of the line”
Tom Esposito, a senior vice president at Citi, at the Shen Yun performance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 3, 2018.
“The beauty of the costumes, the beauty of the music, and the dancing—is all excellent, top of the line,” said Tom Esposito, a senior vice president at Citi.
“This ancient dance—it’s beautiful. It’s really beautiful to see,” he said.
“They are really happy on the stage. They are really joyful and that shines through their performance,” Mr. Esposito said.
“I was very moved by the way that they explained their spirituality and the way they showed it on stage,” he added.
“Hope and love”
Daniel Herman, former Culture Minister of the Czech Republic, at the Shen Yun performance in London, on February 22, 2018.
“It’s really nice. It’s touching my heart,” said Daniel Herman, former Culture Minister of the Czech Republic.
“For the renewing of values and new mentality, it’s very important. A spiritual style of life and this style of art. Because it brings people something very important for them and I admire that,” he said.
“I think that the most important moment is hope—hope and love,” Mr. Herman said.
Shen Yun will continue its tour with upcoming performances in Las Vegas, Nevada March 8–11; Buenos Aires, Argentina March 7–11; Taoyuan, Taiwan March 8–11; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania March 7–March 11. For more information on tickets and dates, please visit http://shenyun.com.
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