‘A Lot of Heart and Truth’ Behind What Shen Yun Portrays: Former Radio Assistant

Published on March 16, 2024

SYDNEY, Australia—The curtain opened. Heavenly beings descended to the earth. A spiritual believer’s kindness moved his persecutor’s heart. A soprano sang, in the elegant musical utterance of traditional bel canto, about the purpose of life. These were some of the scenes that Chrisula Fillios, a former radio assistant producer of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), recalled when asked about her feelings on the Shen Yun performance at Capitol Theatre in Sydney on March 17. “The dancing was divine, the costumes divine,” Ms. Fillios remarked, as she expressed her pleasant surprise at the spiritual dimension of the performance. “It was very beautiful that they showed the reality of the earth … [how] they’ve come from heaven for a special [mission] to help humanity come back to the Buddha, back to God, back to heaven.”...