![Nick Bakker and his wife enjoyed the Shen Yun performance at the the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin on Jan. 06, 2018. "[Shen Yun] really makes you forget you are here and what is going on in the world outside. You are captured by the beauty," said Mrs. Bakker, an entrepreneur. "Even for just a moment, you forget what’s going on outside. It’s beautiful."(The Epoch Times)](https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2018/01/07/9-1080x720.jpg)
“[Shen Yun] reminds us [that] China is such a vast country, so diverse, and so many different people and cultures and races and religions. It’s nice to see those different times in such a beautiful way. different costumes.”
“[From the vocal performance, I remember] there is a higher being…not get caught up in the modern times—things that are going on in modern times. I remember that there is a higher power. That’s a good message.”
“[The performance] reminds me to create beautiful artworks again. It is nice to see art in many different forms and recognize the beauty and effort people put into make it a beautiful presentation…It’s been too long since I made a piece of art. I’ll be inspired [by Shen Yun].”
