Theatergoers at New York City’s Lincoln Center welcomed Shen Yun Performing Arts with warm applause on March 29 during a sold-out performance at the David H. Koch Theater.
To mark the occasion, the New York City Council–and the New York State Assembly–presented Shen Yun with a proclamation.
“The beauty of divine beings performing, that’s exactly what we saw on stage,” said Louis Imbroto, a Worcester Bay councilman and attorney. “The beautiful dancing really gave a sense of the Divine coming through. And it was really wonderful. It was a beautiful show.”
“The colors are really stimulating and really go with the setting. And you really feel like you are transported into another world while you’re watching the show,” said Michelle Maslanka, a fashion designer.
“I think the artistry and the dance is just incredible. And I think the use of color is so amazing. They really make use of the whole spectrum of colors and it’s really special to see that vibrancy and that life on the stage,” said Dalia Cunow, an interior designer.
“It was absolutely extraordinary. It was beautiful. It was out of this world. I felt transported in time. It was beautiful,” said Maribel Giraldo, a university director of procurement services.
Shen Yun is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company, with a mission to revive 5,000 years of divinely-inspired Chinese civilization, or “China before communism.” Since the communist party took power in China in 1949, the materialist regime has sought to break Chinese society’s ancient connection with the divine.
“My takeaway from the show is truthfulness, compassion, tolerance, and hopefully an end to the persecution of minority viewpoints in China and all around the world. It certainly gave us a positive impact to our lives, and hopefully it had the same effect on others,” Imbroto said.
“The Western world sees what is the Chinese ancient culture because everything we see from the Chinese government from the communist party is what they want us to see, is what they want to show the world. And now, we have something different, now we can see a different China,” said Michael Novakhov, a New York state assemblymember.
“Very touching, very heartfelt. To see the persecution going on there, just for religious beliefs, is something that’s very sad and something that makes me appreciate where we are today in our culture and being comfortable here, I’m lucky to say, in America,” said Martin Sayegh, a physician.
Shen Yun will be performing at The David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City through April 13.
NTD News, New York
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