YOKOSUKA, Japan—Professor Ishikawa Yoshibou had just watched Shen Yun Performing Arts in Tokyo several days earlier. She came all the way to Yokosuka on April 28 just to watch the performance again.
“I am so attracted to the elegant and powerful dancing, and everything that I saw. Hence I decided to watch it again,” said Ms. Ishikawa who specializes in Japanese traditional dance. After she watched the performance again, she felt that her soul was “completely refreshed, and I thank Shen Yun for bringing me such a sensation.”
What really impressed Ms. Ishikawa was “the artists’ complete devotion and their flawless performance.” “Every inch of the choreography that was carefully designed, superb indeed. The colors on the costumes are dazzling, graceful, and intoxicating.”
She commented on the values Shen Yun’s stories presented. “The performance condenses the essence [of the traditional values and divine culture]. It’s wonderful. I think Shen Yun is the ultimate of dance. The thrills it brings me are like nothing I have ever experienced.”
“I truly hope that I can pass the beauty and the energy of Shen Yun to people I know, even just a little bit. The Chinese culture is magnificent. I thought ancient China was something far away before, not anymore.”
When Ms. Ishikawa saw the program about the Falun Gong practitioners being suppressed because of their belief, she said, “I felt angry when I saw the scene. I hope the performance can convey the beauty of the practice to everyone.”
Reporting by Zhang Benzhen and Hsin-Yi Lin
New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts has three touring companies that perform simultaneously around the world. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org.
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