Home to Fortune 500 companies and centers of learning and culture, Stamford, Connecticut, eagerly awaits Shen Yun taking the stage with its all-new 2025 production. Shen Yun will perform at The Palace Theatre on March 7 through 9.
Ben and Kristen Beardslee, a mental health nurse practitioner, was impressed with the dancers’ talent and technique last year. “The dancers’ ability—How they make it look very natural to do the things they do when I know how hard it is,” she said.
“I think it’s a beautiful mission,” Mr. Tucker said. “Unfortunately, so much has been destroyed in the course of the 20th century; not just in China but in the United States and in Europe. We need artistic societies to remind us of who we are and also to point to evidence of what we can be. So that inspiration was very much present in the performance tonight.”
The mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut, Harry Rilling, resonated with Shen Yun’s positive vibes.
“It just makes you feel good. When you see people’s culture, it makes you feel closer to them. When we start to respect each other and realize that we may be a little bit different, but we’re more the same—that’s when, I think, things will start to get better in the world,” he said.
Mr. Rilling said: “[The performance] really takes you back. I think it’s great to see what it used to be and how things were in Chinese culture. I feel very strongly that people should always think about their culture, where they came from, their ancestors, what they bring to this country, and what they bring to the world.”
He found it very sad that Shen Yun is currently banned by the Chinese Communist Party because “Chinese people are missing a lot.”
“People in China need something like this. They need [Shen Yun] to remind them of who they are, where they came from, their world,” Mr. Rilling said.
Freelance journalist Selwyn Duke was on board with Shen Yun’s mission to revive traditional Chinese culture.
Nihal Weerasinghe, a human resources director in the hospitality industry, said he came from Sri Lanka but “have not seen this type of thing in my whole life. I have traveled to about 35 countries around the world. This is so wonderful.”
This year, as 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.
