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Shen Yun ‘Had Me Enchanted,’ Says Atlanta Artist

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Shen Yun ‘Had Me Enchanted,’ Says Atlanta Artist
Anil Bedi and Latryce Golliday enjoyed Shen Yun's evening performance at the Atlanta Symphony Hall on Jan. 13, 2024. Frank Xie/The Epoch Times
ATLANTA—Artist Latryce Golliday and Anil Bedi, who works in consulting, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Atlanta Symphony Hall on Jan. 13.

Stepping out of the theater at the end of the evening, Mr. Bedi couldn’t stop praising the beauty of the show.

“It was amazing. It’s still playing in my mind. I’m pretty sure that the hangover is going to be there for a pretty long time,” he said.

“Those images, those dances, are still playing in my mind. It was really mesmerizing. I didn’t expect it to be such a wonderful show. It was amazing.”

Based in New York, Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. To the delight of its audience worldwide, the company can be expected to present a brand-new set of programs every season.

“I felt free,” Ms. Golliday reflected. “The dancers were very graceful, and they had a very ethereal feel to them. Something about them just had me enchanted, and I felt liberated.”

A spiritual person herself, Ms. Golliday said she felt a connection with the performers.

“As an artist trying to live in a world that feels like a matrix, I want to look for an escape—from bills and day-to-day bondage. I relate to them and wish I could dance like that every day for a living,” she said.

“I’ve been emotional and teary-eyed almost the entire time. Very beautiful. I felt the energy that translated through—it just feels very divine.”

Endowed with 5,000 years of history, China was once known as the “Land of the Divine.” For millenniums, its people believed that by keeping their hearts pure and adhering to strict moral standards, they would be blessed by the divine.

Indeed, for 5,000 years, the country prospered. However, after the communist takeover and its spread of atheism, all this traditional culture was systematically destroyed. Today, Shen Yun’s mission is to bring back the beauty and goodness of pre-communist China.

Mr. Bedi, too, was thoroughly touched by Shen Yun performers.

“The spirit of freedom and expression just makes you feel so good. I feel freed and spirited and liberated—it’s touching somewhere inside, and it’s appealing to me a lot,” he expressed.

Referring to the story-dance piece bringing attention to human rights issues in present-day China, Mr. Bedi said the presentation was very moving.

“I like everything. That story, in particular, was really heartwarming for me. It was really touching,” he stated.

“It’s great to witness freedom and witness stories about culture. Just learning about the dancers—they’re so beautiful—every move was made to look so easy.”

Reporting by Frank Xie and Jennifer Tseng.
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts. We have covered audience reactions since Shen Yun’s inception in 2006.
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