SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS REVIEWS

Shen Yun a Production of ‘Immense Creativity,’ Says Artist

Feb 23, 2025

WASHINGTON—Theresa Clower, artist, and a national organization director, loved the “immense creativity” she saw in Shen Yun Performing Arts.

“I thought it was fabulous,” she said. “The dance and the music and the background, all of this, I think, is wonderful. And the fact that it can be told is also good. It needs to be told. I think keeping history alive, right?”

New York-based Shen Yun is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company, often credited for revitalizing the ancient art form, or even traditional Chinese culture.

Through music and dance, Shen Yun aims to revive 5,000 years of Chinese civilization—a civilization once nearly lost—sharing with audiences the beauty of China before communism.

Ms. Clower found the introduction to traditional Chinese culture through Shen Yun interesting, and something she said she may research more about on her own.

As a visual artist, she found the choreography and stagecraft most captivating.

“That kind of flow, so the movement and accentuated with the fabrics and the beauty of the costumes to me was just mesmerizing,” she said. “I thought the way that they transitioned from the stage to the sky and beyond was wonderful. Just so creative, jumping down and then up. That was beautiful.”

She was impressed to discover that Shen Yun produces an all-new program each year, with new stories, costumes, music, and so on.

“I think they did a wonderful job. And I can’t imagine how they can produce this every year in another fashion,” Ms. Clower said. “I appreciate the immense creativity and dedication and the talent and the skill and all those young people.”

Reporting by Jenny Jing and Catherine Yang.

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