ALBANY, New York—Artist Raven Honsinger and her husband, Robert, who is a machinist, were delighted to attend Shen Yun Performing Arts’ evening show at Proctors Theatre on April 14. The show far exceeded their expectations.

“I loved it. I thought the soloists were incredible and the dance was great, obviously, but then the musical interludes in the middle were fantastic,” Mr. Honsinger said.

Mrs. Honsinger,  who is also very musical and plays the flute, agrees wholeheartedly.

“It was amazing,” she said. “It was such magic. Everything was just so beautiful. The sounds and the colors—it was just so beautiful. I don’t even know what else to say—it was magnificent.”

The music “brought me to tears, it brought me to laughter—every single emotion, all the highs and lows were in there. It was so amazing.”

“It was a very moral story about being kind to each other and helping people, as opposed to being selfish or ignoring people who are less fortunate than you,” he stated. “It was a very positive message just about being humble and kind to each other.”

“Especially in this time, it’s a very relevant [message.] … It’s a good message,” Mr. Honsinger chimed in, adding that it’s “very endearing to see a lot of young people performing.”

“Knowing that they’ve gone to performing art schools and to come and be expressive and to perform a story that touches them in such a personal way—I love that they have the freedom to share that.”

“You could see the commitment. … I’m impressed with how many dances they performed and with the same performers. The amount of work that has to go into just learning every dance is incredible.”

“In the little moment that I got to see what they do, they seem magnificent. They seem like brilliant people, spiritual people [with] this softness on the inside, the strength on the outside. All that really spoke to me.”