“Morals and universal values are very important because they underpin civilisations and society,” Mr. Buffin said after watching New York-based Shen Yun at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on April 30.
“Without having those fundamental values, society degrades, and I think that that was one of the key themes in the Shen Yun performance.”
“I think that culturally expressing that identity is really fantastic; and getting to show people [who] may not know much about Chinese history and Chinese culture is a wonderful thing,” Mr. Bulfin said.Mr. Bulfin added that traditional institutions, such as those in ancient China, have built civilisations.
“And we are starting to go down a dangerous track of rejecting those things that have got us there and forgetting the history, or in a lot of cases, rewriting or deleting the history from memory.
“So cultural performances like this that embrace that tradition are so important,” he said.
Audience members are shown some true events of the persecution and how practitioners of Falun Dafa—who are taught to live by the universal principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance—are able to hold onto their faith in the face of brutal oppression.
Mr. Bulfin said “embracing tradition and rejecting modernity” was a message that resonated with him from the performance.
“I think that is more important now then it ever has been,” he said.
“It’s an unbelievable visual performance, and it’s an unbelievable auditory performance,” he said. “I’d absolutely introduce this experience to my friends.”
