(Minghui.org) As Shen Yun was set to begin its 2025 world tour, audiences from Nagoya, Japan and Atlanta in the U.S. were fortunate to watch the top level performing arts show on December 23, 2024.
This is the 19th season Shen Yun has performed since it was founded in 2006, with many audience members worldwide calling the show a major art and cultural event for their city. This season eight Shen Yun Performing Arts groups will bring performances to nearly 200 cities in more than 20 countries on five continents.
Proclamations from Various Countries
Atlanta City councilor Michael Julian Bond issued a proclamation for Shen Yun on December 23 on behalf of the city council. (NTD Television)
Shen Yun launched its North American tour at the Atlanta Symphony Hall on the evening of December 23. City Councilor Michael Julian Bond watched the performance and issued a proclamation for Shen Yun on behalf of the Atlanta City Council. He praised Shen Yun for presenting ancient Chinese traditions in a unique art form, taking the audience into an extraordinary cultural journey, and bringing inspiration to Atlanta as well as the world.
“You know, proclamations from the city of Atlanta are the highest awards that the city can present to a person, a place, or an event,” he said after watching the performance. “This fits the bill.
“These performers, the mission of Shen Yun, all of this, holds to what Atlanta values, and that is the highest expression … of demonstrating through art, through music, through performance, the beauty of what’s in our hearts and mankind,” Bond added. “The city of Atlanta is recognizing that and wanting to lend our voice in support of the mission of Shen Yun.”
Proclamation from Austin Mayor Kirk Watson
Kirk Watson, mayor of Austin, Texas, also issued a proclamation for Shen Yun. “Shen Yun is a brilliant artistic revival and celebration of China's rich cultural heritage,” he wrote in the proclamation while announcing December 26, 2024, as “Shen Yun Day.”
Since it first performed at the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin in 2010, Shen Yun has come to the city every year (except during the pandemic), and has become an important art and cultural tradition in the region.
Philadelphia City Councilor Mark Squilla and two members of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Mary Isaacson and Regina Young (from left to right), thanked Shen Yun for bringing people hope.
Numerous city councilors and members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who watched Shen Yun in the past said they look forward to the performances this season and praised Shen Yun for bringing people hope.
Philadelphia City Council member Mark Squilla, who watched Shen Yun several times with his wife, initiated a proclamation on behalf of the city council and said, “If anybody hasn’t seen it yet, make the time to see the show. You’ll enjoy the cultural aspects of it, and you’ll enjoy the messaging of it, and you’ll feel really good after the show is over and completed.
“And if you have seen the show once, come back and see it again, because there’s always changes to the show and to the performance, and you will love every second of it,” he added.
Mary Isaacson has issued proclamations to Shen Yun several times since she became a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 175th district in Philadelphia in 2019. She thanked Shen Yun for its dedication to culture and said the performance presents China’s 5,000 years of traditional culture in the form of dance and art.
During a recent interview, Isaacson said she was glad to hear that Shen Yun’s performance was a great success and the tickets were sold out. She was happy that more people appreciate the beauty of Shen Yun’s performances.
Regina Young, another member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 185th district in Philadelphia County, said she is absolutely confident that Shen Yun brings people hope.
“I remember that it told a very cultural and important story, and I think it’s something that everybody should experience at least once, especially as we are a diverse nation and a diverse Commonwealth,” she explained. “I will do everything I possibly can to make sure that I go see it again. Absolutely.”
Congratulatory letters for Shen Yun were recently received from Giampiero Leo (a member of the regional council of Piemonte, Italy) and Federico Rocca (Rome City Councilor).
Leo, Giampiero Leo, Vice Chair of the Human Rights Committee of Piedmont Province, said Shen Yun inspired people to help each other and reminds them of the beautiful things in history. The performance also shows people that by finding their inner kindness and abandoning hatred, prejudice and greed for power, we will see a better future.
In his letter, Rocca congratulated Shen Yun on embarking on another extraordinary tour including performances in Italy. Impressed by Shen Yun’s artistry and virtuosity, he was glad the tour would come to the Teatro di Roma, and said it brings a unique and exciting show to the capital city.
Shen Yun Will Perform in 14 European Countries, With Some Venues Already Sold Out
Shen Yun Performing Arts will kick off its 2025 European tour with performances on December 27 in Florence, Italy, and give performances in 60 cities in 14 European countries.
France: Starting on January 2, Shen Yun Performing Arts will give 88 performances in 12 cities in France, with a total of 225,000 tickets available. As of early December, 120,000 tickets were sold, and tickets were sold out in four cities. Among them, tickets for Nantes and Provence were quickly sold out in early October after additional performances were added.
Italy: For this season, Shen Yun will be held in eight Italian cities for 6 weeks. As of December 17, tickets for the six performances in Rome from February 1 to 5, 2025 are sold out. At the time of this report, the four performances in Bari from February 7 to 9, 2025 were almost sold out.
United Kingdom: Shen Yun will tour 12 cities in the UK, with 51 performances currently scheduled. Tickets in several cities have been sold out or nearly sold out, and more performances may be added.
Germany: Starting from January, Shen Yun Performing Arts will bring nearly 50 performances to German audiences. In Leipzig, known as the “City of Bach”, the tickets were sold out three and a half months in advance.
Spain: Shen Yun will bring 20 performances to seven cities in Spain. To meet audience demand, the theater in the ancient city of Murcia in southeastern Spain is considering opening up seats that were not for sale previously. Very few tickets are left for performances in the Madrid region, and many people said they are looking forward to attending Shen Yun.
In early 2023, the Chinese Consulate wrote to the municipal government of Sant Cugat near Barcelona and put pressure on local officials to prevent Shen Yun from performing there. After the local elections in Spain on May 28, 2023, Sant Cugat’s government underwent major changes and the doors of the local theater in Sant Cugat were reopened for Shen Yun. Tickets are now almost sold out.
The European leg of the 2025 Shen Yun Tour will last for nearly five months and the last performance is currently scheduled to be held in Paris, France on May 11, 2025.
Ticketing information: https://www.shenyun.com
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