Military Audiences Applaud Shen Yun in Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Shen Yun Performing Arts performed in Colorado Springs from March 17 to 19th at the Pikes Peak Center. Patrons with military backgrounds shared their experiences with the live orchestra of both Eastern and Western blend. "The costuming's were absolutely amazing. I think that and the orchestra were two of my favorite things today. That was one of the things that I was really blown away with—was how beautiful everything was," said Lindsay Andrew, director of operations and pilot with the U.S. Air Force. Brian Sokolik, retired commanding officer and aviator with the U.S. Navy was also in attendance. "It was great! It was really good. My wife and I are opera fans and we go to the opera a lot, and we hear lots of the orchestras. But this was unique because of the Chinese instruments as well as the normal instruments that we consider normal," Mr. Sokolik said. Through classical Chinese dance, Shen Yun portrays China’s ancient spiritual heritage—but the company cannot perform in China due to the Chinese regime’s persecution of freedom of beliefs.