(Minghui.org) In late March 2026, Shen Yun Performing Arts’ eight touring companies presented performances across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Spain, delighting and inspiring audiences from all walks of life.
Elected officials in the United States and Canada continued to offer congratulations to Shen Yun for their 20 years of successful tours. Bradley Stephens, Mayor of Rosemont, near Chicago, has sent congratulatory letters for 10 consecutive years. “Your talented and dedicated performers and organizers are to be commended for the outstanding music and dance show you put on to promote classical Chinese culture,” he stated in this year’s letter. “And I might add that Rosemont is especially proud to be a part of your 20th anniversary celebration.”
The David H. Koch Theater in New York was packed to capacity, with extra seats added at the last minute. At the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, the opening day of the performances on March 28th saw an enthusiastic response from the audience. At the end of the performance, the audience rose to their feet, and gave the artists a long and sustained round of applause. Even after multiple curtain calls, people continued to cheer and applaud.
On the afternoon of March 26, 2026, Shen Yun held its second performance of the year at the David H. Koch Theater at the Lincoln Center in New York City, and tickets were sold out again.
The second Shen Yun 2026 performance at the Rosemont Theatre in Chicago, on March 27, 2026, was a great success.
Renowned Quantum Physicist: Dedication and Hope
On the evening of March 26, 2026, physicist and chief technology officer, Michael Porrazzo, watched Shen Yun in Sacramento, California. (Screenshot courtesy NTD Television)
Michael Porrazzo, a renowned quantum physicist and inventor, saw Shen Yun for the second time this year on March 26. “The dedication, the precision of the dancers, the athletes, it’s just absolutely amazing,” he said. “And we so enjoy how you take the historical aspects and the modern and you bring them together and really bring light to conditions and situations that really need people's awareness. You did a fantastic job.”
Mr. Porrazzo was moved by the stories in the performance. “Even in the darkest hour when the practitioners were being persecuted by the Chinese [Communist Party] and really, you know, organs being removed from them, you gave such a ray of hope to show that if your inner strength is there, despite the darkest of circumstances, there’s a Creator who loves you and that you will ultimately be able to be redeemed. Absolutely fantastic message.”
American Bestselling Author: Very High Level of Talent
On the evening of March 25, 2026, bestselling American author James Lindsay saw Shen Yun perform in New York City. (Screenshot courtesy NTD Television)
Bestselling author James Lindsay was deeply impressed by the depiction of pre-communist China as he watched Shen Yun on March 25. “It’s a powerful experience for audience members. And the message is a very important message, which is that there is a traditional culture in China and there are traditional cultures all over the world, and that communism is a threat to those cultures,” he said. “It’s a very inspiring story. I’m familiar with the circumstances. To see it portrayed so vividly and interactively was a very powerful, emotional experience.”
Mr. Lindsay found the overall production excellent: “Very well put together, very high level of talent, very high level of skill by the performers. The music, the lighting, the graphics, the whole thing comes together perfectly.”
Five-time Emmy Award-winning photographer: “We Had No Idea How They Did It”
On the evening of March 28, 2026, five-time Emmy Award-winning photographer Jose Villareal saw Shen Yun in Sacramento, California. (Screenshot courtesy The Epoch Times)
Jose Villareal, a five-time Emmy Award winner for cinematography and editing, praised Shen Yun from the perspective of a professional photographer and editor. “The music was very powerful,” he said. “We could really feel its effect. … We came out of it feeling the effect of the music. I can see what the emcee means by the saying that the early form of medicine was music.”
Mr. Villareal was also impressed by the choreography and stagecraft. For example, he was astonished by one particular moment when a character turned from old to young in the blink of an eye. “We had no idea how they did it. The transition was so smooth, so well executed—really impressive!”
He believes that the traditional culture showcased in the performances is authentic and wonderful. “It talked about how tradition is important to one’s soul,” Mr. Villareal added. “I think that’s meaningful, and people need to hold on to that.”
Charity Manager: The Essence of Humanity
Jennie Goodpaster, manager of an American charity, saw a Shen Yun performance in Minneapolis on the evening of March 27, 2026. (Screenshot courtesy NTD Television)
Jennie Goodpaster reflected on the performance after she saw Shen Yun in Minneapolis on March 27. She agreed that humanity originated from the divine, and that people came down to earth to experience life. She said that in this process, as our experiences evolve, we will undergo transformation, but there is also the struggle between darkness and light.
Ms. Goodpaster said that Shen Yun speaks directly to the essence of humanity, which she found truly enlightening. She said that Shen Yun opened her heart: “This not only allowed me to understand my own culture more deeply, but it also makes me deeply feel the emotional connections that link us all. It is opening my heart and connecting me more closely with the essence of humanity.”
She said that Shen Yun contains the power to overcome difficulties and that is vitality. For her, the entire performance was full of life and energy. “And vitality does not necessarily mean ease and comfort; it also contains elements of struggle and the vitality that will eventually overcome difficulties.”
Dance Teacher: “Like Flowers Dancing on Water”
On the afternoon of March 21, 2026, American dance teacher Linda Dawes (left) and her two daughters watched Shen Yun performance in St. Louis, Missouri. (Screenshot courtesy The Epoch Times)
Dance teacher Linda Dawes has 18 years of experience in dance performance and teaching. After taking in the performance on March 21 in St. Louis, she said Shen Yun was spectacular. “If I had to choose one word, I felt like they were like flowers dancing on water, very delicately. So it was beautiful, mesmerizing.
“With the female dances, I think they were all very delicate and very precise, so in sync with each other, which was amazing to see. They were very delicate. All of their movements were very controlled and well done,” she noted. “For the men, I loved the acrobats and the spinning and the jumping high in the air, and just really showed off their strength and defending. So they were almost like warriors but dancing in the warrior style, which was really cool to see.”
Ms. Dawes appreciated the artists’ dedication to the art form and their discipline and faith, along with their willingness to put themselves out there and show their story to the world. “They have shown a beautiful art form that instills peace in people and it helps to show a message. And what they're doing, they should be very proud of.”
She also said that the teamwork was impressive and genuine. “I just think the way that they move across the stage and how they work as a team together is very divine in itself. They show that teamwork together on the stage that they’re willing to do whatever it takes. And I can imagine that that’s how they live when they’re not traveling and probably as they’re traveling, they are a team and they’re working together and they have faith in each other.”
Ms. Dawes said the message is clear: “I do think we need more love and patience and tolerance in our world. There’s a lot of evil going on all around our world, and we need more compassion and faith and kindness and tolerance. I do believe we have a Creator that created us for good, for purpose, and for love and kindness. We should be showing that to others and we should advocate for that—for kindness for everyone.”
Ms. Dawes felt that the performance was very beautifully presented. “I feel like it really embodied the whole story, even the music, the songs that they sang, the words, and being incorporated with that last piece too—just we all deserve salvation. Our Creator wanted us to have salvation. Here on earth, this is all temporary. If we want a lighter, brighter, beautiful forever, we need to get it together. And you know, show those principles to one another, to ourselves, and to others. And by doing so, I think we’d be in a much better place.”
Despite Bomb Threat, Physician Brings His Family to See Shen Yun
On the afternoon of March 29, 2026, general physician Gregory Au (front left) watched Shen Yun with his wife and two sons in Sydney. (Screenshot courtesy The Epoch Times)
Gregory Au, a general physician, brought his family to see Shen Yun in Sydney on March 29 with his family. “There’s much to know about traditional Chinese culture. It is very rich and there’s a lot of depth to it,”said Dr. Au, who is of Chinese descent. “I wanted them to see that there was also a lot of Chinese culture which didn’t have anything to do with the Communist Party.”
In particular, he said that people should not be oppressed, as they should have the freedom of speech and the freedom of thought. “I think Shen Yun performances help spread this message—that there’s a lot of kindness and there’s nice people around,” he explained.
Dr. Au knows that China is different from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “It’s important that Chinese—well, I’m obviously ethnically Chinese, it’s important that Chinese people need to feel that the CCP doesn’t represent them,” he said. “I think that’s number one; the importance of who we actually are—we have our culture and we are not at all the CCP.”
In fact, Dr. Au shared that he and his family came to see Shen Yun partly because he heard about the CCP’s bomb threat. “That’s in fact actually one of the reasons I’m here. Recently there was news [of the bomb threat]. Apparently some communist Chinese threw a [bomb threat] message at the Prime Minister’s house, and Shen Yun was threatened,” he continued. “So I thought we have to come.”
Continued Success
Shen Yun gave two performances on March 28, 2026 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, Canada. Both performances that day were sold out.
Shen Yun graced the stage of the Swansea Building Society Arena in the UK on March 26, 2026. The performance was sold out.
Shen Yun performed its second and third shows of the year at the Cartuja Center Cite in Sevilla, Spain, on the afternoon and evening of March 25, 2026. The audience gave the artists a standing ovation.
Many artists and theater management personnel attended the performances in the historic Spanish city of Seville. The theater director of the Cartuja Center Cite said she felt honored to witness authentic traditional Chinese culture after she saw Shen Yun on March 8, 2026.
Numerous elected officials in Spain also attended the show. More than 70 Spanish officials attended the performances during the 2026 season. Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain also wished Shen Yun a successful performance.
The audience gave the artists a standing ovation, applauded loudly, and repeatedly shouted, “Bravo!” as the Shen Yun artists took several curtain calls.
Chinese Communist Party agents threatened the Australian Prime Minister with a bomb in an attempt to disrupt Shen Yun’s performances, but this only drew more elected officials to attend. During this year’s performance in Sydney, numerous New South Wales Parliament members and more than 10 Sydney City councilors attended the show.
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