“The colors and the dancing were beautiful. The stories were so vivid—it was very moving,” said Mr. Stuhldreher. “I’ve never seen anything like that. It was very cool.”
However, because some dance pieces expose the crimes of the Chinese communist regime, Shen Yun is currently banned from performing in China.
Ms. Stuhldreher is a fan of The Epoch Times and learned about Shen Yun through the newspaper. She thought the show was a perfect educational opportunity for her children.
“This was my second time [seeing Shen Yun]. I brought my son on the first trip. It’s really important for people to bring their children because, as Ronald Reagan had said, we’re only ever one generation away from communism,” she commented.
“It’s very important to me that my children see the preservation of culture and history, and the beauty and truth in people. That should not be erased by communism.”
She said it’s important for children to see that “communism eats truth and beauty and the love of God that we all share, yet these are the things we should all be able to have.”
Kids can see that though the main character in one story “failed in the first place, they kept working harder and persevered. It’s an easy story for children to follow,” she said.
