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Shen Yun Gives Hope to the Modern World

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Shen Yun Gives Hope to the Modern World
Nuri Kahn and his family attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at Keller Auditorium in Portland, Ore., on March 15. Mary Zhang/Epoch Times

PORTLAND, Ore.—Shen Yun Performing Arts performed at Keller Auditorium in Portland on March 15. Dr. Nuri Kahn and his family liked everything Shen Yun had to offer.

“It’s fantastic. The dancing is amazing, the choreography is above bar—the music, everything is just fantastic. The costumes—very colorful and vibrant. We heard a lot of wonderful things about Shen Yun, and this is exceeding our expectations,” Dr. Kahn said.

Through classical Chinese dance and music, Shen Yun is sharing with the world the beauty of China’s authentic 5,000 years of history. Since its founding in 2006, the company has received worldwide accolades for its mission to revive traditional Chinese culture.

Dr. Kahn said that bringing back traditional Chinese culture is important to modern society. “I think it’s very important. I think there’s a lot of value in ancient traditions, Chinese being one of the oldest.”

He said traditional Chinese culture offers the modern world many values: “Discipline, hard work, courage, and how fundamental that is in terms of the resiliency of the human spirit against adversity and challenge.”

Dr. Kahn said traditional Chinese culture is very spiritual. “I see the spiritual aspect being sort of a representation of discipline and human resiliency, as well. I think that we’re so habituated in this technological age that we sometimes forget the things that matter the most—the very basic and fundamental things.

“And I have a tremendous amount of respect for Chinese culture because it’s one of the oldest traditions, [one of the] oldest cultures in the world. A lot of these values are still maintained within Chinese practice,” he said.

Shen Yun Brings Hope

Shen Yun gave him hope. “Absolutely. I see hope in the sense that people here in the audience are from different cultures, and are here to appreciate and value Chinese culture. It acts as a bridge to reminding us that we have so much more in common than what divides us.

“I think all people want to be free. I think all people want an opportunity to rise to their potential. I think all people want to resist oppression. I think all people want to do good and to build and to leave a legacy for the generations that come after them,” Dr. Kahn said.

Dr. Kahn said he appreciated the effort the performers put into bringing Chinese culture to the world. “I would thank them for their hard work and for being cultural ambassadors of Chinese culture and exposing to the world the resiliency of these ancient traditions and how important they are in our modern life still.”

With shows scheduled in over 200 cities and across five continents, the 2024 touring season is shaping up to be the artists’ busiest yet.

Dr. Kahn said he subscribes to the Epoch Times. “I have the app right here,” he said.

Reporting by Mary Zhang and Yvonne Marcotte.
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts. We have covered audience reactions since Shen Yun’s inception in 2006.
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