Since its inception in 2006, the New York-based performing arts company has inspired audiences the world over. Last year, Dallas audiences appreciated Shen Yun’s artistry and message.

Dallas theatergoer Pamela Nunneley felt the beauty and excitement of the performance.

“There is nothing that they could do to make it better. You feel so excited inside, and it just takes your breath away. It’s beautiful,” she said.

“You just feel good coming out [of the performance.] It’s almost like an experience that you would have with meditation. It cleanses your soul,” she said.

Company owner Len Barringer said the storytelling was amazing. The legends “were told in the original way that you would have told the stories 5,000 years ago.”

Shen Yun’s orchestra is the first in the world to permanently combine ancient Chinese and Western instruments.

Chad Hetrick noted that the musicians were “so good you forget that there’s a live orchestra. It flows; it’s so perfect.”

Through the universal language of music and dance, the company presents story-based dances depicting heavenly realms, ancient legends, and modern heroic tales, together spanning 5,000 years of traditional Chinese culture.

“I thought it was a good representation of many art forms in China: music, dance, classic culture, and current culture,” said investor Kevin Robinson. “And they addressed our common enemy, which is Satan, who is out to bring defeat, confusion, [and] war.”

Many who attended Shen Yun last year noted the performance highlighted the human rights abuses today by communism.

He was deeply affected by the depiction of the communist regime’s forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners.

“I was really captured in that moment. It was really a heartbreaking moment,” he said.

This year, Shen Yun is set to perform in over 200 cities around the world and across five continents, the 2025 touring season is shaping up to be the artists’ busiest yet and a glorious treat for theatergoers.