PORTLAND, Ore.—Shen Yun Performing Arts performed at Keller Auditorium in Portland on March 15. Dr. Nuri Kahn and his family liked everything Shen Yun had to offer.
“It’s fantastic. The dancing is amazing, the choreography is above bar—the music, everything is just fantastic. The costumes—very colorful and vibrant. We heard a lot of wonderful things about Shen Yun, and this is exceeding our expectations,” Dr. Kahn said.
Dr. Kahn said that bringing back traditional Chinese culture is important to modern society. “I think it’s very important. I think there’s a lot of value in ancient traditions, Chinese being one of the oldest.”
Dr. Kahn said traditional Chinese culture is very spiritual. “I see the spiritual aspect being sort of a representation of discipline and human resiliency, as well. I think that we’re so habituated in this technological age that we sometimes forget the things that matter the most—the very basic and fundamental things.
Shen Yun Brings Hope
Shen Yun gave him hope. “Absolutely. I see hope in the sense that people here in the audience are from different cultures, and are here to appreciate and value Chinese culture. It acts as a bridge to reminding us that we have so much more in common than what divides us.“I think all people want to be free. I think all people want an opportunity to rise to their potential. I think all people want to resist oppression. I think all people want to do good and to build and to leave a legacy for the generations that come after them,” Dr. Kahn said.
Dr. Kahn said he appreciated the effort the performers put into bringing Chinese culture to the world. “I would thank them for their hard work and for being cultural ambassadors of Chinese culture and exposing to the world the resiliency of these ancient traditions and how important they are in our modern life still.”
Dr. Kahn said he subscribes to the Epoch Times. “I have the app right here,” he said.
