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Shen Yun Theatergoer: Chinese Culture Is ‘Irreplaceable’

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Shen Yun Theatergoer: Chinese Culture Is ‘Irreplaceable’
Thomas and Christa Furman at Shen Yun Performing Arts at Miller High Life Theatre in Milwaukee, Wis., on Feb. 23, 2025. Yeawen Hung/The Epoch Times
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MILWAUKEE—Chinese culture is undoubtedly irreplaceable and Christa Furman commended Shen Yun Performing Arts, which is on a mission to revive 5,000 years of traditional Chinese culture on its world tour, for adding more color to the world.

“It’s wonderful. It’s irreplaceable and to preserve it, it’s a must. The world would be just less colorful without it. Thank you for sharing it with us,” Christa Furman, a secretary, said.

Shen Yun is based in New York and its artists are trained in classical Chinese dance, one of the most comprehensive dance systems in the world.

“So vibrant and stunning and the dances are just incredible. So I love getting a little bit of the culture and the history, and the storytelling and just the beauty of the music and the dances. I love it all,” Mrs. Furman shared.

“I love watching it in the stories. I didn’t know it'd be stories and performances ... I loved the story about the fairy and the village boy. I just love the artistry with the sleeves. And the soloist was incredible. So I love each one of them just the same. They’re all each the very best,” Mrs. Furman said of Shen Yun’s 18 vignettes that transport the audience through from ancient China to the modern day.
Shen Yun offers audiences a glimpse of “China before communism” and it puts on an all-new production every season. This is made possible by Shen Yun’s resident choreographers, composers, and performers all working closely together.

“It’s fantastic. The choreography and the music together is unbelievable,” Thomas Furman, who works in computer technology, said.

History is a lesson to all who learn from it and Mr. Furman said that Shen Yun shares important traditions and knowledge that should be upheld.

“It seems like some of the traditions might be lost in modern times. And I think holding on to some of those things can teach you lessons and just be a great joy to hold on to,” Mr. Furman said.

Mrs. Furman said she was taking away from Shen Yun, “The beauty in being one with everything around us, and looking at the beauty in the movement and harmonizing with it.”
Reporting by Yeawen Hung and Maria Han.
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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