Despite threats from the Chinese communist regime, Shen Yun Performing Arts shines on the world stage.
Shen Yun Performing Arts’ 2025 season took a final curtain call on May 11 in Philadelphia; Paris; Nashville, Tennessee; and Providence, Rhode Island. This year, New York-based Shen Yun’s eight companies performed for an estimated 1 million-plus theatergoers attending more than 760 shows. Shen Yun visited major cities across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia, to rave reviews.
Rome pulled out all the stops for Shen Yun’s first visit in almost seven years, with the company receiving a welcome reception from Italian senators ahead of an appearance at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. The invitation was extended by Sen. Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, president of the Senate’s EU Affairs Committee and former Italian foreign minister.
“This is something truly extraordinary,” he said. “You represent beauty, you represent the divinity of the human being, and dance is the perfect expression of all this.”
Terzi described the performance as a perfect example of “cultural diplomacy,” using art and beauty as a medium to share universal values. “Shen Yun is the bearer of a universal message of harmony, respect, and above all freedom,” he stated.
In South Korea, Suseong District Council chairwoman Gye-hwa Cho described the performance as one that “heals the heart, body, and spirit.”
“It was a mesmerizing and beautiful show that completely enchanted me,” she said. “I feel truly fortunate to have seen this performance. It was incredibly meaningful and unforgettable.
“Through today’s performance, I realized that human beings are capable of extraordinary abilities. I witnessed moments that felt almost beyond what we believe humans can do. In life, when we face difficulties, we truly need patience, perseverance, and endurance—and these qualities were clearly reflected in the performers’ presentation.”
Delaware State Rep. Lyndon D. Yearick (R) attended Shen Yun at the Miller Theater in Philadelphia on May 10, commending the artists and presenting them with a proclamation.
“It’s very refreshing. It’s just a very amazing, powerful performance—the performers, their dedication and their artistry, as well as the dance, and the singers,” he said. He added that he opposed the Chinese communist regime’s ongoing religious persecution of Falun Gong, and that Shen Yun shone an important light on this issue.
“I’m motivated, energized, appreciative of what we have, [including] all of our great privileges and freedoms that we have here in the United States, that unfortunately are still lacking in mainland China, and that many, many others do not have.
