Rubi Cho performs on stages across the globe each year as a principal dancer with the Shen Yun World Company. His skills have wowed audiences and garnered him a silver award at the eighth NTD International Classical Chinese Dance Competition.
A Greater Mission
Mr. Cho, who was born Zhang Ruri, recalled that the first time he watched a Shen Yun performance, “it was extremely moving.” He was especially touched by how it depicted on stage a real-life story close to his heart: the plight of followers of the spiritual practice Falun Gong amid the persecution of the faith in China. Since July 1999, the Chinese Communist Party has targeted its adherents in what some human rights experts call a cold genocide. Hundreds of thousands have been illegally arrested and thrown into jails and labor camps, where they are often tortured.Mr. Cho’s parents were among those targeted. They fled China as refugees to Japan, where Mr. Cho was born. Other family members who also practiced weren’t so lucky. “They were constantly persecuted,” he said. His aunt, for instance, was repeatedly arrested.
