LOS ANGELES—Dr. Kerry Weiner, M.D., came to see the world-acclaimed Shen Yun Performing Arts presentation of traditional Chinese dance and music. He is the chief clinical officer for IPC, a major medical services corporation in Los Angeles.
Mr. Weiner attended the sold out evening show with 26 family and friends at the Dorothy Palmer Pavillion in Los Angeles on January 26.
He loved the performance. “The costumes are beautiful, the music was so pure. I liked the acting, and that they bring up the true, old China, and they’re honest about it tonight in the arts. It’s honest about what is going on there.”
Based in New York, Shen Yun has a mission to revive China’s divinely-inspired traditional culture. Whether from the past or in contemporary China, every dance embodies traditional Chinese values, the company website explains. Ideals of loyalty, filial piety, and veneration for the divine are cherished and celebrated. Heroes are extolled for their compassion and tolerance, as much as their courage or determination when facing adversity.
Mr. Weiner believed in the values portrayed. “It was so spiritual, and China today must look at their history, or else they will lose something very precious. I’m glad that there are people now who are trying to bring this back.”
He urged all Chinese to see the show. “I would say that they should feel honored of their spiritual past, and bring that into the future … for all of us.”
Reporting by Michael Ye and Robin Kemker.
Shen Yun Performing Arts, based in New York, tours the world on a mission to revive traditional Chinese culture. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
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