Shen Yun has thrilled theatergoers the world over, and Australian theatergoers have exuberantly applauded their approval in past years.
Theatergoers said they were captivated by Shen Yun’s live orchestra, which combines both classical Eastern and Western instruments.
“Stunning. It’s just lovely to be right on top of that music and hear that, it’s very soul-quenching. … And I think having that live music is a wonderful feature of the whole show and the performance. It’s very uplifting for that,” Robyn Ann Preston said. Ms. Preston, who saw Shen Yun in Sydney last year, is a member for Hawkesbury and the deputy leader of the legislative assembly opposition in the New South Wales (NSW) Legislative Assembly.
Bob Willetts, a school principal and the deputy president of the NSW Primary Principals’ Association, attended Shen last year in Sydney, and he said, “It was quite emotional at times because there was quite sad narratives and sad stories and sad dances, and then there was really uplifting and beautiful ones as well. So yes, it was a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. But [I] left feeling that it was breathtaking really. Just beautiful.”
“To drink in sort of that traditional Chinese culture and really enjoy it, and a huge crowd here tonight of people enjoying that. It’s great to see, and it’s part of the fabric of the city, but also our country. So it was wonderful,”
said. Mr. Miles, mayor of Hunters Hill in NSW, attended Shen Yun in Sydney last year.
Shen Yun shares the message of kindness and tolerance that many audience members picked up, like Louise Edmonds, founder of MenStylePower, who saw Shen Yun in Sydney in 2024.
“It’s so wonderful to know that there’s something deeper behind the actual performances, like there’s this sense of showcasing morals and ethics and virtue, and that really shines through every one of the performances, and it’s super, super refreshing to see that,” she said.
The harmony and synchronicity of the dancers amazed television actress and former member of the children’s musical group Hi5, Lauren Brant, who saw Shen Yun in Gold Coast.
“There’s a strong message that they’re trying to put across, and I think having everybody work together as one helped get the message across because it just showed that they all belong to the same divinity,” she said.
Lara Coleman, an interior designer, attended Shen Yun in Gold Coast last year and said, “I just thought it was absolutely beautiful to see. I don’t think I’ve seen divinity absolutely portrayed so beautifully on stage before.”
“The modern view of China has none of that. There’s so much commonality between the way that traditional Chinese people and the Western culture view divinity and having a Creator,” he said.
