BATON ROUGE, La.—Film producer Glinda David and her friends Amy Ransow and Dorothy Middleton attended Shen Yun’s evening performance on Jan. 11, at the Baton Rouge River Center Theatre as a birthday celebration. The friends were absolutely mesmerized by the beautiful colors.
Attending the performance for the first time, Ms. Middleton chimed in that she loved the “gracefulness of the movements of the dancing.”
For 5,000 years, China’s civilization flourished under the shared belief that the divine will bless those who uphold traditional moral values. Tragically, within just a few decades of the communist party’s violent takeover, these beliefs were erased and replaced with atheism.
The mission of Shen Yun artists is to return to the world’s stage—the glory and beauty of China’s 5,000 years of divinely inspired culture.
“I loved how they flowed when the dancers [moved.] I was trying to figure out the fabric; it’s gorgeous, it’s beautiful.”
Ms. David enjoyed the story-based dances and “loved that you can just look at [the dancers’] body and know everything that they’re saying.”
She was particularly impressed by the story-based piece that depicted comedic happenings in a restaurant.
“It was very beautifu,l and I was just captivated. I was captivated by all the [programs]. I think each had its own story. It was just amazing,” she recounted, adding that the show is very educational. “I wish I was Chinese. I love the culture, it’s absolutely beautiful.”
Though Shen Yun is well-beloved by audiences around the world, it is currently forbidden by the ruling Chinese regime from performing in China. In fact, many of Shen Yun’s founding members had fled to America to escape persecution by the communist party.
Upon learning this, Ms. David was very excited and immediately began making plans to return the following year. “We’ll be back. Look out for us,” she said.
