Shen Yun: ‘very intricate,’ Says NGO Director

WINNIPEG, Canada—Shen Yun Performing Arts has brought its unique cultural show to Winnipeg for the first time, opening on Wednesday evening at the Centennial Concert Hall.

“I enjoyed it very much. It’s very colourful and obviously really intricate,” said Louise Simbandumwe, director of asset building programs for SEED Winnipeg, a non-profit community economic development agency.

“I thought it was really interesting. I’ve never seen anything quite like it before,” she added.

Ms. Simbandumwe is also involved in organizing events for Amnesty International, including Run for Rights, a fundraiser that helps support a number of human rights groups.

She said she felt a connection with the piece that raised awareness about the persecution of the meditation discipline Falun Gong in China today.

“I think arts can be a very powerful way of getting a message across,” she said.

“By seeing and appreciating the culture, you can recognize that these things are happening to people,” she concluded.

Shen Yun will perform one more show on Thursday evening at the Centennial Concert Hall at 7:30 pm.

  For more information, visit www.ShenYunPerformingArts.org.