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What KW Audience Say About Shen Yun More Reviews
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“A brilliant show! It’s a real package, the breath-taking colors, the musical rhythm and the dance rhythm, just the kind of the rhythm of life, it is all there … There is a certain sense in which one feels quite connected to it in a fairly deep way.” -- Dr. Charles Morrison, renowned music theorist, dean of the Faculty of Music, Wilfrid Laurier University |
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“Perhaps the most exciting part is the actual blending of the music, which is so lovely, but also the artistry, the dance, the movement, and the colours. The colours are so vibrant, the music is so vital, the entertainment is just terrific,” [The show] reminds you how deep and how rich the performing arts are within Chinese culture,” [that it is a] “very, very gentle show” [that] “makes me feel so peaceful. I just feel tranquil.” -- Dr. Ken Coates, Dean of the Faculty of Arts at University of Waterloo, at the intermission on Friday night. |
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“It’s a truly memorable entertainment for whole family. If you go deeper, you could see the wonderful artistry and ancient culture; If you go just further, you see it's all about universal values of truth, compassion and tolerance. These values may touch everyone’s heart, because we carry them all within our hearts! ” -- Stephen Woodworth, MP, Kitchener |
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[The show gives] “a message of harmony.” “You leave
the show with a very good feeling, a warm heart. … If you were able to find a
way to package the show into a formula and send it to the world leaders, we
would have a better world.” -- Ben Tucci, Councillor of
Cambridge Mr. Tucci said he hopes Cambridge will have a facility in the future so that Shen Yun can perform there. |
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“I enjoyed it a lot. I thought the performances were outstanding. I think it is really well put together, nice stage play, beautiful lighting, and very nice set design. I think it's terrific, really well done.” -- Film producer Peter Starr, who co-produced the film “Amal” that was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival last year, said he was deeply impressed by Shen Yun. |
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“I love the aesthetics of it, I love the scenery, I love the costumes, the colours—it’s spectacular.” “You feel really relaxed—you feel just like you’re taken to another level. It’s just very calm and comfortable—it seems to be stress relieving. You sit down and it takes you almost to another reality. It’s very imaginative, it’s very enlightening, it’s very beautiful.” -- Photographer Ms. Mayr noticed how the costumes enhance the pieces, adding that the music imparted a soothing feeling. |
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"It touches something here," he said placing his hand over his heart. "I saw it last year too and so I came back again this year; I enjoyed it so much." "It is very good, very colourful, very graceful. The movements they do are very interesting and very graceful." -- financial advisor Mr. MacDonal, |
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"It was a wonderful experience because they do new things every year. It was very, very enjoyable ... Well worth coming." -- a couple from the nearby town of Fergus, Mr. Rowe who owns a company that manufactures paint and his wife Mrs. Lanktree. |
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Family Impressed by ‘beautiful’ Shen Yun “The show was wonderful. The dancing was amazing, the costumes were beautiful. The singing was amazing as well. The instruments were incredibly interesting. It was great. The whole thing was wonderful,” -- said Susan Dupuis, an elementary school teacher. |
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"I think it's beautiful ... I think the dance is fantastic." "I think it's fantastic... I look forward to the next act and the next scene, and in particular the thing that happens after intermission because we seem to be building to something impressive. So I like it." -- Mr. DeWitte, a venture capitalist, and Ms. Braun |
