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Among those in attendance was Ed Griffin, a writer of the popular books, The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve and A World Without Cancer.
”It’s a wonderful show! It’s wonderful! I really expected to be entertained and find a good show, but I’m overwhelmed! It’s much better than I even thought it was going to be.
"I’m very glad we came. I was impressed by the high quality of the performers and the staging was very top quality. And of course you can’t help but be moved by the story. It’s a wonderful story.”
Mr. Griffin, who was joined by his wife Patricia Griffin to the Mother’s Day matinee show held on May 8, explained the non-fiction books he writes, mainly on current affairs.
“I am very interested in the theme that was presented in this beautiful presentation today,” he said, adding that he has written “a little bit about China” but limited by his lack of knowledge.
“But I am aware of the events in China. We’d like to see a change, back to more traditional values, in China and the rest of the world too.”
Based in New York, Shen Yun brings to the stage exquisitely adorned artists portraying a collection of China’s legends, folktales, ethnic traditions and modern day stories in classical Chinese dance, music and song.
But beneath the exuberance, athleticism and glorious elegance dancing upon the stage, lies a deep aspiration to restore mankind’s true cultural heritage thought to be divinely bestowed 5,000 years ago in China.
Mr. Griffin, stirred by his experience shared, “I felt emotionally sympathetic and supportive of the message I knew what was being expressed between the lines and I responded to that very, very strongly. It was wonderful. I recommend it highly to anybody.”
He surmised the presentation was "a sort of combination of styles and message, a very top quality musical, the best of Chinese ballet and dancing—a blend of music and culture. It was very entertaining and informative to me.”
Mrs. Griffin said her Shen Yun experience was also "beautiful,” adding that she and her husband were the invited guests of Charles Lee who had suffered persecution in China because of his belief in the spiritual practice, Falun Gong, banned there since 1999.
Mr. Lee recently produced a DVD of his story, Tortured in Red China, soon to be released on Youtube website.
Mrs. Griffin was happy to say that the DVD could help "get the message out to more people."
She concluded, “We are happy to be here. We are not happy about what is happening around the world, but we are happy to be here. And this is Mother’s Day too, so it’s a great celebration.”
Reporting by Jana Li and Masha Savitz.
Shen Yun Performing Arts is one of three companies performing simultaneously in cities across Europe, Asia, Oceania and USA. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
