Jay Huang performs in Ming Imperial Guards, a classical Chinese dance piece that features the uplifting energy of the imperial guards in the Ming Dynasty. (Courtesy of Shen Yun Performing Arts)
In the 2016 NTD International Classical Chinese Dance Competition, Jay Huang won Gold in the adult male division for his captivating portray of Li Bai in Drinking Alone Under the Moon. (Courtesy of Larry Dye)
ShenYun brings 5,000 years of culture to the world’s stage.
“A VIVID AUTHENTIC PORTRAIT OF CHINESE ARTS”
-DENVER POST
Rita Cosby,news anchor and author
I’m deeply inspired
and just profoundly moved.
Brian Jung,CFO
Oh my gosh, it was phenomenal—absolutely phenomenal!
Flora Karas,actress
The show is so filled with light,
it’s exactly what this city needed.
We needed to feel it in our bones.
Stafford Reimers,CEO
I was feeling entranced, I must say,
because I’ve never seen anything like this
in my whole life.
Teresa Scanlan, former Miss America
Really incredible to get a sense of Chinese culture,
and language, and music,
and history all in one,
you feel like you’re really getting a glimpse
into thousands of years of Chinese culture.
Rhonda McKinnon, Chanel Specialiste
It was just mesmerizing tonight!
It was like living in a rainbow.
The colors were so vibrant and alive!
You just felt good inside.
We’re leaving here as high as a kite.
“SUCH BEAUTY THAT YOU HARDLY DARE TO BREATHE”
-STAGE WHISPERS
Dawn Jantsch,nonprofit director
Oh, absolutely some of the finest dancing
I’ve ever seen.
Sondra Currie,actress
Extraordinary!
I mean I grew up a dancer,
but these girls and the men as well
are phenomenal!
The precision is so perfect,
I could see their faces and their beautiful hands.
I mean it was just breathtaking.
Julie Nesrallah,opera singer and broadcaster
The virtuosity is incredible,
it’s like you’re watching a dream.
The performances are brilliant,
they are dazzling.
The storytelling was incredible,
even though they’re not saying a word
you totally understand what’s going on.
Beatrice Torralba, manager of administration
I kept saying, it just brought me back to
my classical ballet days,
but I could never do what they do up there!
Lillygol Sedaghat,journalist and speaker
And the way that they were able to twirl
and balance things on their heads,
and then emulate horses was incredible,
absolutely incredible!
Lloyd Klein,founder, Lloyd Klein Couture
Today was a big, big inspiration.
I want to reinterpret this with my own style,
and have all my clients,
all my celebrities—I dress everyone in Hollywood
—I want them to dress the same way.
Florence LaRue,Grammy Award-winning singer and actress
The work that’s put into it,
the professionalism is wonderful.
No matter what job you do
should inspire you to do your best,
because these people are the best at what they do.
“LUSH ORCHESTRATION AND MELODIOUS, RHYTHMIC CHARACTER”
-BLASTING NEWS
Mark Paul, award-winning singer
The orchestra was absolutely wonderful.
It was right there for the storytelling to take place
and it took you along
just like the energy off of the stage.
Dr. Deepnarayan Tiwarri,medical doctor
We’re sitting not far from the orchestra.
My seven-year-old is very captured
and excited about all the instruments.