LAKELAND, Fla.—The evening show of Shen Yun Performing Arts delighted the audience at the Youkey Theatre at RP Funding Center on Feb. 13. Dan Borneman, a retired senior communications designer, and Rebecca Borneman, a retired performer in musical theater, talked about how beautiful traditional Chinese culture is. “The show was fabulous,” Mr. Borneman said.
“I feel very sad for the Chinese people. I really do. There’s so many beautiful things within the Chinese culture—they’re far older than Europe and the other civilizations. China’s [had] an amazing culture,” he said.
Mrs. Borneman was happy that Shen Yun performed there. “And tell everyone how grateful we are that you are here in America.”
She said she hopes there is more awareness of what is happening in China. “We are aware of the [organ] harvesting. We are aware of the [persecuted] groups. I know that in Congress here in America, there are people who are instituting new policies to try and help bring that to light,” she said.
Accountant Praises Shen Yun Dancers’ Hard Work
Maurice Harris, an accountant, was inspired by the entire performance, especially the stories told in dance. “The individual artists were all very good also. I enjoyed the whole thing,” he said. “It was fantastic. Each dance was a story, telling a story. Even if you didn’t understand the dance, you could see by the way they were moving exactly what the story was. I know it was explained at the beginning, but you could actually see it when they were performing.”
Mr. Harris noted what’s happening in China. “If that’s what’s happening in China, it’s very disturbing, and I feel very lucky to be living in America. It must be very difficult for the Chinese people. Very difficult.
“It’s a very repressed country and very difficult for the people who are living there, especially when they’re not living in the city and living out of the city. I hope there’s hope. There’s always hope, always hope. As long as people have breath in their bodies, there’s hope,” he said.
Mr. Harris congratulated the performers. “I appreciated the very hard work that they put into the performance. And they’re very, very talented dancers. Very talented.”
