shen yun chicago

ROSEMONT, Ill.—After seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts, some people walk away in a state of seemingly pure contentment.  Jaime and Mylene Santana had that kind of experience on Valentine’s Day ...

“Well, I am enjoying the show. It is very colorful, the music is mesmerizing,” Cathy Crank said.

“It was a learning experience as well, like a life learning experience,” she said.

Staged under the eaves of Chicago's majestic Civic Opera House, Mr. Boos loved the powerful drumming sequences.

“The best singers,” Mr. Williams said.

Oil painter, Ba Ninh Cao: "It's wonderful."

Mr. Warnecki particularly enjoyed the animated high-tech backdrops which showed divine beings descending down to the earth.

"I could tell that she has not only learned the music perfectly, but she has to keep her ...

“There are many elements that grabbed my attention. First of all, the colors, the match up of colors: ...

“It was spectacular. The actual graphics of how the dancers seemed to be flying off into the background, ...

Mr. Carpenter described the dancing as very impressive, very graceful and very beautiful."

“I think it's beautiful, just beautiful. The dancing is fantastic; the costumes are beautiful. I love it,” said ...

Mr. Yadava liked the Mongolian piece Herding on the Grasslands. “They were very graceful too—as graceful as the ...

“I found it to be very, very interesting. It was just absolutely breathtaking,” said Ms. KL Daly.

“I was blown away. I think the soprano, the last singer, she was incredible."

“I just enjoyed being there. The music was wonderful, and the costumes were striking—very relaxing to watch performers ...

“I can't tell the primary dancers from the others because they're all so exceptional,” Vicki Dobbs said.

“The colors, the movement was very stirring. It was almost magical.”

“I absolutely loved it. The music is gorgeous. I think it's a gorgeous fusion of those sounds."

"They were beautiful people and did a great job. It was lovely!”

“It was beautiful, it was great!” said Diane Duffy, manager and fund-raiser for Alfa-USA.

Attending with his family on the night before Easter, David Williams, an attorney at Williams, Backs and Saltsman, ...

“I feel elevated, uplifted. I feel like I have seen beauty,” said Anne Schumacher.

Mrs. Gray said she was impressed by many aspects of the performances. “They were all special, really."

“I love the fact that one can tell stories through music. I really was touched by the singer, ...

"I'm a musician myself and I especially liked the fact that they were able to coordinate the drama, ...

“It really inspires me to pull out some dreams inside of me because I see those spirits up ...