Castleberry purchased tickets to see Shen Yun in March 2020 but the performance was delayed for over a year due to the pandemic. She expressed that seeing the show was a celebration of a 2019 trip they did to China.
Shen Yun is “celebrating the rich history in China that happened before communism took over,” said the Republican senator.
“Something I feel that it is really important that more Americans realize is that it’s really easy to decide you want to be a communist when you live in a free country, but it’s impossible to decide that you want to be free when you live in a communist country,” she stated firmly.
Not only did Shen Yun’s message make an impact on the senator, but the “superb performers” did as well. “Everything was just so flawless and excellent,” she said.
“We were so happy to have the opportunity to come to the production, and appreciated the fantastic performance,” she said. “I think that a performance like this is really going to open the eyes of a lot of Americans to the rich history and the rich culture .”
“This production has done an excellent job of bringing the true culture of China to the United States,” she said.
“I hope that Americans are open to attending these performances every single year, and are looking at how we can be more inclusive and welcoming of their culture and how we can possibly help.”