Restaurateurs’ Daughter Enjoys Speaking Mandarin at Shen Yun

Published on February 4, 2024

LONDON, U.K.—Shen Yun Performing Arts gave a stirring performance at London’s Eventim Apollo on Feb. 4. Restaurateurs Peter and Irina Newman and their daughter Angelina made the decision to see a Shen Yun performance on the spur of the moment. “We’ve been in the shopping center and we saw your [ad] and we decided to come. Because also we heard a lot about your talented dancers, and it was worth it to come,” Mrs. Newman said. “It was a fantastic show. It’s quite totally interesting and totally different from what we saw before.” Daughter Angelina was eager to see Shen Yun because one of the hosts spoke Mandarin. “I do Mandarin class in my school,” she said. “And I would really like to see the show.” When asked to say a few words, she said, “’Ni hao ma?” (How are you?) and was able to translate xie xie (thank you)....