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From the evening of January 19th to 22nd, 2024, the Shen Yun Touring Troupe performed six performances over four days in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, at the Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A Ferré. The picture shows the grand scene of the theater for the first performance. (Emily Jiang/The Epoch Times)
[The Epoch Times, January 23, 2024](Epoch Times reporter Lin Nanyu reported from San Juan, Puerto Rico) On the evening of January 22, at the Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A Ferré, the Shen Yun Touring Art Troupe The sixth and final local performance of the year was held in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico. The audience was reluctant to leave and promised to see Shen Yun again next year.
Shen Yun Performing Arts came to San Juan, Puerto Rico for the first time. All six performances were sold out before the show started, and seats were added later. Many viewers said that they had heard of Shen Yun’s reputation for a long time, and now they finally got what they wanted.
Dr. Jose Luis Romany watched the Shen Yun performance the night before and praised the performance as “everything was perfect.” He came to the theater again tonight (22nd), and the tickets were already sold out. He bought a silk scarf and a T-shirt from the “Shen Yun Artists” brand, and was very happy. He said that many people told him that it was an “audio-visual feast”. His friends living in Europe and New York also recommended Shen Yun to him, saying “you must see it.”
Shen Yun interprets five thousand years of Chinese divine culture in the form of dance and music art to a superb level, with profound and timeless connotations. The mission of Shen Yun artists to revive traditional culture has been admired by many audiences.
On the evening of January 22, at the Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A Ferré, the Shen Yun Touring Troupe performed its sixth local performance. (Lin Nanyu/The Epoch Times)
Renowned singer, composer and choreographer: performances that inspire and elevate
On the evening of January 22, 2024, at the Luis Ferre Performing Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, former senior television executive and agent Sandra Ortiz and her husband Freddy Kenton, a well-known singer, watched the Shen Yun Touring Troupe’s sixth local performance A performance. (Lin Nanyu/The Epoch Times)
Freddy Kenton, a well-known singer, composer and choreographer, loves the songs sung by the Shen Yun bass singer very much. “The songs the singer sings live are very, very beautiful and beautiful.”
Kenton said that he particularly agrees with the interpretation of life and life mentioned in the lyrics, “It is a very beautiful and beautiful message”, “enlightening and sublimating”.
“The spiritual element presented in the show is very important,” he said.
Kenton has recorded more than thirty music albums and is still active in the international music scene.
Kenton, who likes martial arts and karate, also loves dance. He saw that Shen Yun’s Chinese classical dance contained difficult moves in martial arts. “There is martial arts in the dance,” he said. “This is why I like Shen Yun very much. She gave me Leave a good impression”.
He praised: “This is the art they presented to me. The performance is beautiful and exciting!”
Kenton’s wife, Sandra Ortiz, runs an entertainment company and is husband Freddy Kenton’s agent. She was previously a senior television business executive at 20th Century Fox, where she worked for 25 years. She was also hired by Disney as KCAL’s general counsel.
Sandra Ortiz fell in love at first sight when she first saw Shen Yun. She praised Shen Yun artists for their mission of reviving and promoting traditional culture, “The message conveyed by Shen Yun is beautiful!”
“One of the things that caught my attention was the traditional things they’ve kept alive, which is very important,” Ortiz said.
She is happy that Shen Yun can be performed in Puerto Rico. “People here will not be like that (like the Chinese Communist Party’s ban on Shen Yun performances).” She said, “They are very traditional and conservative.” She believes that traditions should be preserved and spread.
Shen Yun uses Chinese classical dance to interpret stories from different dynasties. Ortiz said that these stories are inspiring and “make people really think about the past.” “They (Shen Yun artists) like to update (the annual program) and like to preserve all the things that people have forgotten. ( How important is tradition!”
“Because the world has changed so much. I think seeing these is like bringing tradition to us, like we have to really think about this,” she said.
She believes that the messages conveyed by Shen Yun songs are closely related to the real world, “The reason why is because people are not thinking about other modern things (issues) and another life now. I think that’s why we have a lot of problems.” “
She continued: “There are wars and things like that. So, like having this information, it reminds us that we have to really rethink how everything is changing and how we have to preserve traditional parts. So this is what they bring A wonderful message to come.”
Artist and writer: Shen Yun music makes people feel uplifted and in heaven
On the evening of January 22, 2024, visual artist and writer Myriam Yagnam and her husband, retired company owner Gary Levy, watched the Shen Yun Touring Art Troupe in San Juan at the Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A Ferré. ’s 6th performance. (Lin Nanyu/The Epoch Times)
“It’s great, everything is perfect.” “It’s also coordinated, everything is so orderly, it’s really extraordinary.” That night, after watching Shen Yun, visual artist and writer Myriam Yagnam and her husband, retired company owner Gary Levy, exchanged praises. road.
Yagnam has held personal exhibitions and published children’s books. She is also a sculptor. She is particularly fascinated by Shen Yun’s stage colors and dynamic cyclorama. “The color matching is coordinated…the (visual) special effects are amazing.”
Levy agreed: “The visual effects are commendable, everything is very beautiful.” He also felt the peaceful energy of the music, which was “very relaxing.”
Speaking of musical elements, Yagnam was most impressed by the sound of the erhu, “A two-string Chinese instrument, my God, it’s so beautiful!” “The music is so uplifting, we feel like we are in heaven.”
She then shared her understanding of the spiritual connotation of Shen Yun music and dance, “They talk about ‘Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance’ and treat everyone kindly. There is another existence outside this world.”
Levy also said that watching the performance will definitely benefit from the wisdom of Chinese culture. “It has a history of five thousand years and has many beautiful things.” He fully supports the Chinese people’s efforts to strive for freedom of belief.
Yagnam bluntly said: “I don’t believe in communism. We are all different and you can aspire to be the same – the Communist Party says this, but it is not true; the Communist Party is a dictatorship and people do not have the freedom to be themselves.”
She expressed to Shen Yun artists: “Continue your career, you are great! Realize all your dreams and stay true to your heart.”
Levy added: “If everyone did what they really want to do in a kind way, the world would be a better place.”
Finally, he also said to the Shen Yun artists: “I’m glad you can come here, and I hope to see you again next year.”
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