AUSTIN, Texas—Mr. Bill Fairbrother, Chairman of the Williamson County Republican Party, attended the Shen Yun Performing Arts opening show in Austin, at The Long Center, on Dec. 29.
“I enjoyed it very much, found it both entertaining and educational, which you don’t see very often,” Mr. Fairbrother said.
Mr. Fairbrother said he learned a lot not only about Chinese history, but also current events in China that he wasn’t aware of, and “the oppression of … Falun Gong, also the repression of history—you tend to lose that in today’s culture.”
The New York-based company’s mission is to revive 5,000 years of Chinese civilization through traditional Chinese art, but the China today does not encourage the traditional values such as belief in the divine and virtues of benevolence, justice, propriety and wisdom—essential values of the culture.
“I left with a very positive feeling, it’s a very uplifting show,” Mr. Fairbrother said. “It shows that people care, you know in this country and around the world, what’s going on in China, and possibly there will be positive change eventually.”
Reporting by NTD Television, Amy Hu, and Catherine Yang.
Shen Yun has three companies touring the world. Shen Yun Performing Arts New York Company will perform at The Long Center, Austin, through Dec. 30.
For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org.
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