WASHINGTON—Shen Yun Performing Arts’ performance at the Kennedy Center on Saturday was an eye-opener for the Chinese audience members due to its unique portrayal of Chinese traditional culture.
Ms. Gao, a native of Guangzhou in mainland China, currently works for the U.S. Government. On Saturday, she brought one of her American friends to a Shen Yun matinee.
She said that she appreciated the message of peace and kindness of the show, which is universal and meaningful to people of any belief. The show gave her hope that, in the secular world, goodness still exists.
Although from China, Ms. Gao said that she was still amazed by the legends and tales from the show. She said that she did not know many of these stories and Shen Yun brought her nice memories to keep for the future as she has rarely seen this type of show.
She said that she enjoyed the high quality of the performance, particularly the handmade costumes.
“Very pretty,” she said, adding that Shen Yun is an effective way to present Chinese traditional culture to the world.
Another audience member at the matinee was Kong Fanyi, a descendant of Confucius (551 BC to 479 BC), a famous Chinese philosopher.
“I don’t know why, but my tears were coming out continuously. The show was very touching. I could feel the energy,” she said, still with tears in her eyes after the show.
Ms. Shen, a new visitor to the United States from Shandong Province, shared the same experience.
“While watching the programs, my tears were just coming out. This is such a great show, but we cannot see it in mainland China,” she said.
Shen Yun is being suppressed by the current authoritarian regime in mainland China because the regime denounces tradition and artistic freedom.
A seven-year-old Chinese boy said the show inspired him to be more compassionate.
The boy and his brother are sons of Mr. Yao and Mrs. Jin from Zhejiang Province. Mr. Yao said that his son has always been fairly considerate of others and upon watching Shen Yun, he was stirred to improve his character to become a better person.
Mr. Yao said that the programs were saturated with Chinese characteristics. He liked the “vivid” presentation of the Buddhas and Taos.
Mr. Yao said that he places a lot of emphasis on the cultural education of his children. He is considering seeing Shen Yun again in January next year when the show comes back with new programs.
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of the Shen Yun Performing Arts 2009 World Tour. For more information please visit www.ShenYunPerformingArts.org
Ms. Gao, a native of Guangzhou in mainland China, currently works for the U.S. Government. On Saturday, she brought one of her American friends to a Shen Yun matinee.
She said that she appreciated the message of peace and kindness of the show, which is universal and meaningful to people of any belief. The show gave her hope that, in the secular world, goodness still exists.
Although from China, Ms. Gao said that she was still amazed by the legends and tales from the show. She said that she did not know many of these stories and Shen Yun brought her nice memories to keep for the future as she has rarely seen this type of show.
She said that she enjoyed the high quality of the performance, particularly the handmade costumes.
“Very pretty,” she said, adding that Shen Yun is an effective way to present Chinese traditional culture to the world.
Another audience member at the matinee was Kong Fanyi, a descendant of Confucius (551 BC to 479 BC), a famous Chinese philosopher.
“I don’t know why, but my tears were coming out continuously. The show was very touching. I could feel the energy,” she said, still with tears in her eyes after the show.
Ms. Shen, a new visitor to the United States from Shandong Province, shared the same experience.
“While watching the programs, my tears were just coming out. This is such a great show, but we cannot see it in mainland China,” she said.
Shen Yun is being suppressed by the current authoritarian regime in mainland China because the regime denounces tradition and artistic freedom.
A seven-year-old Chinese boy said the show inspired him to be more compassionate.
The boy and his brother are sons of Mr. Yao and Mrs. Jin from Zhejiang Province. Mr. Yao said that his son has always been fairly considerate of others and upon watching Shen Yun, he was stirred to improve his character to become a better person.
Mr. Yao said that the programs were saturated with Chinese characteristics. He liked the “vivid” presentation of the Buddhas and Taos.
Mr. Yao said that he places a lot of emphasis on the cultural education of his children. He is considering seeing Shen Yun again in January next year when the show comes back with new programs.
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of the Shen Yun Performing Arts 2009 World Tour. For more information please visit www.ShenYunPerformingArts.org
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