‘It’s wonderful, I’m thrilled’

HARTFORD, Conn.—The Shen Yun Performing Arts Company graced The Bushnell, Connecticut's Premier Performing Arts Center, with three performances between March 21 and 22.

Ms. Clark, former art countil director, was in the audience on Sunday afternoon, March 22.

She loved the kaleidoscope of colors in the costumes. "This [show] is absolutely magnificent. The beauty of the costumes and the music is just phenomenal.

"I’m also fascinated by the technology—utilizing the video. … It’s wonderful.

"I’m just beginning now to read about some of the meaning … like reading about the millennia beginning, and the whole idea of an afterlife, and I thought it was extremely moving."

Referring to the dance about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China [Heaven Awaits Us Despite Persecution], she said, "To see this one about modern China and how people are persecuted, and also having faith and belief in something larger than yourself. This [show] can help to rescue people.

"It’s been wonderful, and I was just absolutely amazed at the [erhu] instrument. … Unbelievable! It was absolutely wonderful. That was a really high point for me, because I’m interested in music.

"I was very interested in this erhu because I could hear—especially in the upper registers … how the original Chinese instruments sound, especially how one note melds into the other. I think it’s wonderful, because Chinese music is so totally different [from] Western music, and to see how it’s been adapted for Western ears.

"I’m very interested in the audience. I see more Westerners here than Chinese or Asians, which is interesting. Lots of children, people are introducing their children to different cultures. It’s wonderful, I’m thrilled."

The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of the Shen Yun Performing Arts 2009 World Tour. For more information please visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org