CALGARY, Canada—Shuvaloy Majumdar, member of Parliament for Calgary Heritage since 2023, returned to see Shen Yun Performing Arts for the 2024 season at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium on March 30.
“I came last year, and this time was equally beautiful,” he said. “It’s a wonderful show!”
Mr. Majumdar said he felt “a sense of renewal” after attending the performance, both last year and this year.
“It’s genuinely a spiritual encounter ... to be able to feel that through the artists that have trained so hard and perform so beautifully … It is a really special feeling.”
“The preservation of Chinese history and culture is a very difficult task [especially] at a time in which many are attempting to erase that history,” Mr. Majumdar said.
“The celebration of an ancient people in modern times—especially in the format that this show is produced—is just a wonderful celebration of Chinese culture.”
In 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a persecution campaign against the spiritual practice, which is also called Falun Gong, and adherents have since been subjected to unprecedented imprisonment, torture, and abuse.
“In this presentation, we see how resilient they are and how much that light shines through no matter how much darkness that the Communist Party of China imposes on [its] people,” Mr. Majumdar said.
“Inner beauty being expressed in divine terms is a powerful contribution to humanity,” he added. “It is one of peace, of pluralism, [and] of freedom and ... I am so happy to see [it] alive and well in these performances here.”
Today, Shen Yun’s artists follow in this noble tradition, which is why audiences feel there is something different about Shen Yun, according to the company’s website.
Mr. Majumdar wanted to thank the performers and artistic director of Shen Yun and to keep welcoming them back year after year.
“Keep coming back to Calgary,” he said. “I hope that many, many more audiences get to see your beautiful work each and every year.”
