AUSTIN, Texas—Company vice president Dale Walker brought his daughter, Isla, to Shen Yun Performing Arts’ fifth show at the Long Center for the Performing Arts on Jan. 21.
His hope was that the experience would “give the kids an opportunity to see [Chinese] culture and expand their minds and open their eyes to other people’s art and expression of love and gratitude.”
“It was a beautiful performance. It was enlightening, and it was thrilling,” he said. The educational value “was wonderful. Very high. It was very well done.”
“I loved it,” Isla chimed in. “It was very fun for all ages, not just adults.”
“It’s very spiritual. It was a very wholesome, very loving and [gives a] peaceful, kindness, forbearance feeling. It appealed to the inner self.”
“It gives insights into a culture that we don’t get to get close to,” he said. “When you get to immerse yourself in the culture, you get to you get a feeling for what their values are and what they stand for. [Shen Yun’s] expression of love is really compelling.
“The salvation component, for me, was beautiful. It was graceful. It was about acceptance and that there is hope and that there is something to look forward to. To keep being true to yourself and continue to express love in the world, and that [love] will come back to you.”
Finally, Mr. Walker would like to tell Shen Yun’s performers, “They touched my heart.”
“They give their heart up there, you can tell. Their stories are very beautiful and compelling, and I’m grateful that they’ve shared that with us.”
