WASHINGTON, D.C.—Writer Boone Cutler had heard that Shen Yun Performing Arts was doing one thing particular however hadn’t realized what that meant till he noticed a efficiency for himself on the Kennedy Heart on Feb. 25.
“Earlier than I got here tonight, I didn’t, I didn’t perceive why this was so necessary. However to have the ability to inform the story, the story of the Chinese language folks and the way the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] impacts everyone in a negative way, and to inform it by means of the humanities, I feel could be very, crucial,” Mr. Cutler stated.
New York-based Shen Yun is the world’s main classical Chinese language dance firm. By means of music and dance, Shen Yun goals to revive 5,000 years of Chinese language civilization, sharing with audiences the fantastic thing about China earlier than communism.
The tales advised by means of dance span 5,000 years, together with vignettes primarily based on true present occasions. On Feb. 25, Mr. Cutler noticed tales of Chinese language folks holding onto religion and custom regardless of the CCP’s spiritual persecution, which has gone so far as stay organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience.
“With every thing that’s taking place, with the stay organ harvesting, with the incarcerations, with the torture, the way in which to get that data out is rather like this, like this foyer right here that we’re standing in proper now,” Mr. Cutler advised a report after the seeing the efficiency. “Persons are speaking concerning the issues that they seen, and that creates the dialog. And the extra folks speaking about it, the extra energy the folks have.”
Mr. Cutler believed the artists didn’t take their mission calmly.
“Sure, it’s an exquisite present. However what impresses me essentially the most is realizing that each particular person on the stage is below risk by the CCP,” he stated.
“And their household is below risk. They usually’re nonetheless courageous sufficient to return out right here and put their face in entrance of everyone and never be afraid, to be sturdy.”
“The energy of the folks keen to face up who’re below risk is what’s most spectacular to me. It’s honorable. It’s sturdy,” he stated. “It’s one thing that ought to get extra consideration.”
“They’re talking reality to energy. They’re talking out towards the CCP,” he stated.
Reporting by Jenny Jing and Catherine Yang.
From The Epoch Times
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