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San Diego Audience Sees Importance of Shen Yun Sharing Traditional Chinese Culture

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San Diego Audience Sees Importance of Shen Yun Sharing Traditional Chinese Culture
Pearson Sharp at the Shen Yun Performing Arts performance at San Diego Civic Theatre on April 23, 2023. NTD
SAN DIEGO—With one of the longest recorded histories in the world, China can boast of having a rich culture. Unfortunately, when the Chinese Communist Party took power, much of this culture was destroyed. Shen Yun Performing Arts has been working to revive that lost culture and share it with the world.
“The traditional values are the most important part of the story because communism in China has just destroyed the traditional culture there, and people don’t get to see what’s actually happening,” said Pearson Sharp, a journalist.

“Traditional China is just phenomenal, it’s beautiful, and that’s been lost. So I think having a show like Shen Yun that promotes that and preserves it is just one of the most important things you guys can be doing,” he added.

Shen Yun’s artists are trained in classical Chinese dance. This dance style is incredibly expressive.

“It’s really interesting to watch the traditional dances. We don’t see a lot of that in the West, and so it’s a lot of fun to see the costumes and the performances, and just how strong these dancers must be to do the leaps and the tumbles. I’m really enjoying all of that,” Mr. Sharp added.

Classical Chinese dance is comprised of three components; form, bearing, and technique. The tumbling and flips seen in the dance are often likened to gymnastics and acrobatics but they actually originate from classical Chinese dance.

“It’s just incredibly impressive. It’s definitely worth coming to see,” commented Mr. Sharp.

Mr. Sharp expressed his encouragement for Shen Yun’s performers in the hopes that Shen Yun will continue its efforts to share with the world true Chinese culture.

Chinese Medical Practitioner Says Shen Yun Is ‘So Beautiful’

Mario Mancini at the Shen Yun Performing Arts performance at San Diego Civic Theatre on April 23, 2023. (Linda Jiang/The Epoch Times)
Mario Mancini at the Shen Yun Performing Arts performance at San Diego Civic Theatre on April 23, 2023. Linda Jiang/The Epoch Times

Mario Mancini practices Chinese medicine and has always been drawn to Chinese culture.

After seeing New York-based Shen Yun, he expressed that the performance left him with the impression of “the profundity of what the Chinese have brought to the humans.
“They’re dancing around the world just making everyone aware that there’s something different than what people see today, which is the communist China,” he said.
Shen Yun is dedicated to sharing a true Chinese culture to audiences—a “China before communism.”

“It really gives me the true depth of Chinese and the culture. And it’s just beautiful—just so beautiful,” Mr. Mancini said.

One of the dances portrayed the story of Falun Dafa practitioners being persecuted for their faith in China. Falun Dafa is an ancient heart and mind cultivation practice that teaches its followers to live by the principles, Truth, Compassion,and Forbearance.
“I was just intrigued by it. So maybe that was the reason why I was here. I don’t know but I’m excited,” Mr. Mancini said.
After Shen Yun’s inception in 2006, it has put on an all-new production every year. With 5,000 years of Chinese culture to draw from, Shen Yun will never run out of inspiration.

“It was very interesting. I just want to understand a little more. It’s the culture that I love. And I probably want to see it again,” Mr. Mancini said.

Reporting by NTD, Linda Jiang, and Maria Han.
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts. We have covered audience reactions since Shen Yun’s inception in 2006.
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