SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS REVIEWS

Shen Yun ‘Very Entertaining and Very Enriching,’ Says Consultant

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Shen Yun ‘Very Entertaining and Very Enriching,’ Says Consultant
Adriane Jimenez and Katrina Rupp enjoyed Shen Yun at the Hult Center in Eugene, Oregon, on Jan. 25, 2025. Lily Yu/The Epoch Times

EUGENE, Ore.—Business owner Katrina Rupp and Adriane Jimenez, software engineer and consultant, were captivated by the costuming and colors of 5,000 years of Chinese civilization as portrayed by Shen Yun Performing Arts.

“It’s so colorful. It’s really beautiful,” said Ms. Rupp at the Hult Center after a performance on Jan. 25.

“The choreography is done, it just kind of draws you right in,” added Mr. Jimenez. “The choreography and the colors are also very captivating.”

“Very moving. Very moving,” he added.

Shen Yun, based in New York, is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company and takes as its mission to show audiences China before communism.
Mr. Jimenez and Ms. Rupp said they appreciated learning about the traditional Chinese culture and were supportive of Shen Yun’s freedom of expression, which Shen Yun artists could not experience in China.

“I would recommend it,” said Mr. Jimenez. “It’s very entertaining and very enriching.”

Audience member Kurt Holm had come specifically because he knew that Shen Yun’s portrayal of China was that of the 5,000 years before communism. He said the performance told a story of the traditional Chinese culture, moving from ancient into modern times, even as the Chinese communist regime tried to stop it. He said it inspired him to want to support Shen Yun too.

“The Chinese government is trying to suppress this, and I wanted to be able to support them [Shen Yun] and help them achieve what they want,” Mr. Holm said after the Jan. 25 performance.

“Oh, it was emotional,” he said.

He said the performance showed values like “love and trust, and compassion, tolerance,” the opposite of what an oppressive regime like that of the Chinese Communist Party enforced.

“That’s what it’s all about. You see the beauty of [those values] coming from the artist. The compassion, the passion they have for the show,” he said. “I really enjoyed it. Glad I came.”

Reporting by Lily Yu 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.
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