SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS REVIEWS

Shen Yun ‘Is Just Amazing to Witness,’ Says Digital Marketing CEO

Apr 07, 2023

TORONTO, Canada—Leonard and Yolanda Allen enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time on April 7 at Toronto’s Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

“I was just saying to my wife, it’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before. So thoroughly enjoying it,” said Mr. Allen, CEO of a solar company, during intermission.

The couple thought the performance was beautiful and an eye-opener.

New York-based Shen Yun is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company and was formed in 2006 with a mission to revive 5,000 years of Chinese civilization.

“It tells such a story,” Mr. Allen said. “It’s enlightening.”

“We’re learning what has happened, so it’s very good,” he said.

The couple had high praise for the dancers telling these stories.

“They’re phenomenal,” Mrs. Allen said. “Very good, very well organized and trained.”

She added that sitting in the front row was very enjoyable as they got a close view of the dancers’ impeccable performance.

“You get a beautiful view of all these people doing their amazing job,” she said.

Mr. Allen wanted to tell the performers, “Congratulations on the quality of the performance, all the time and effort that you have put into the performance, it comes across to the audience very, very well.”

‘Above and Beyond’

Also in the audience was Amir Vincent, CEO of a digital design marketing company, who, too, was wowed by the performers’ abilities.

“The level of skill is above and beyond. They’re really good,” Mr. Vincent said. “It’s an immersive experience.”

Amir Vincent enjoyed Shen Yun at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, in Toronto, on April 7, 2023. (Allen Zhou/The Epoch Times) — Amir Vincent enjoyed Shen Yun at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, in Toronto, on April 7, 2023. Allen Zhou/The Epoch Times

Mr. Vincent was especially appreciative of the opportunity to see “China before communism.”

“It’s really good to see the culture of China, where there was music about God and Creation and all of its beauty,” he said.

“It just shows the other intelligence of these people from thousands of years ago, and it also shows the damage that the Communist Party did to the culture and to the music. But also they could do not much. Nothing is a long-term damage because culture will always thrive. People will always find ways and will promote each other and will promote love through other mediums, such as live shows. This is just amazing to witness.”

Reporting by Dongyu Teng and Allen Zhou.

The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts. We have covered audience reactions since Shen Yun’s inception in 2006.