Milliyet Australia Turkish Newspaper 25 Şubat 2016 | Page 10

Australian Turkish News Milliyet 10 REKLAM AUSTRALIA TURKISH NEWSPAPER 25 Feb 2016 “So inspiring. I think I may have found some ideas for the next Avatar movie.” — Robert Stromberg, Academy Award–winning production designer “Demonstrating the highest realm in arts, Shen Yun inspires the performing arts world.” — Chi Cao, lead actor in Mao’s Last Dancer & principal dancer with Birmingham Royal Ballet Shen Yun Heralds the Beginning of a New Era EPOCH TIMES S AN JOSE, Calif.—Few experiences in life can claim to touch the very core of one’s being. For sisters Lynn Pentz and Rene Besold, Shen Yun did just that. “It speaks to the highest in us. Here is the heart and the soul being uplifted in the art. It’s exquisite. Just a magnificent piece of art,” said Ms. Pentz, wearing a regal black coat ornately detailed with a golden Chinese dragon. Ms. Pentz, who called the performance “deeply inspiring,” finally secured the ticket as a Christmas gift from her sister Rene, after wanting to see Shen Yun for years. “Shen Yun is a beautiful transformational experience,” she said. “It’s a cross-cultural journey into not only Chinese history and spiritual tradition, but it’s also an opportunity to just take a deep breath and have your soul fed by the highest form of art … also just the uplifting of the music and the beauty of the dance and the costumes, and the moving imagery in the background.” This is no small praise from an event producer who was behind such globally recognized events as Hands Across America and Live Aid. Rene Besold, Ms. Pentz’s equally vibrant sister and a former director of human resources and training, echoed the sentiment. “With the sights and the “ These dimensions are real. From left: Rene Besold, Lynn Pentz sounds, and the texture and the color, that incredible