‘Shen Yun Represents a Fight for Humanity,’ Says Life Scientist
Jan 02, 2023
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Juanita and Jose Roy enjoyed Shen Yun’s matinee performance at the Center for the Performing Arts, in San Jose, on New Year's Day, 2023. (Gary Wang/The Epoch Times)
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Jose Roy, a life scientist, and his wife Juanita attended Shen Yun’s matinee performance on New Year’s Day at the Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose.
“The artistry, the skill, and the execution are flawless. The choreography is beautiful, and the stories are inspirational,” said Mr. Roy, “it really touches the heart and soul of every human being on the planet.”
“[It doesn’t matter] what your religion or what your faith is. [Shen Yun] speaks of freedom and liberty, and truth and beauty.”
A former ballerina, Ms. Roy was very excited to see Shen Yun Performing Arts unfold on the stage she had danced on in her career. “I wish it was me [on stage],” she said, “It’s so beautiful. I feel the spirit behind the performance and it touched my heart.”
Jose Roy attends Shen Yun’s matinee performance on New Year’s Day at the Center for the Performing Arts, in San Jose, 2023. (NTD)
“This is my second time seeing Shen Yun. I came to see the exquisite classical training. It’s so present in everything they do. It’s beautiful and exquisite. [They are] my heroes.”
New York-based Shen Yun is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. It was founded in 2006 by leading Chinese artists who had fled the persecution of China’s communist regime. The company’s mission is to revive China’s 5,000 years of divinely inspired culture.
Mr. Roy said a billboard he saw while driving on the highway attracted him to see Shen Yun. “[The billboard] said China before communism. I wanted to see this marvelous, beautiful culture of some of the world’s greatest art pieces that were utterly destroyed by the communists.”
Juanita attends Shen Yun’s matinee performance at the Center for the Performing Arts, in San Jose, on New Year's Day, 2023. (NTD)
After the matinee, the couple was touched by the dedication of Shen Yun performers. “I feel that [these artists] have a tremendous amount of courage to do what they are doing. Their families are at risk. They themselves are at risk,” said Ms. Roy.
It is crucial for people to remember their cultural traditions because, “if we forget who we are, then we have no future. If we forget all the things that are sacred to us, what are we living for? We’re just existing in a state of slavery to ourselves. Without striving for the divine, we’re just living to suffer,” she added.
Referring to Shen Yun’s present-day dance piece depicting the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of Falun Gong, a peaceful meditation practice from the Buddhist tradition, Mr. Roy said China’s communist regime is committing “crimes against humanity,” and that it is a “demonic movement.”
“[Shen Yun] is a huge eye-opener because they speak the truth here. A lot of people have a very narrow field of news and that tends to breed blindness. It will breed catastrophe if you don’t compare all the data and think for yourself and use the power of observation. That’s how you know who’s telling the truth and [who’s spreading] propaganda,” Mr. Roy added.
“[Shen Yun] represents the fight of mankind. The fight between good and evil for humanity around the planet.”
