Dance Group the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) HATES, Promoted by Japan
No matter where the touring Shen Yun show goes, it makes an emotional impact – even to those that don’t normally relate to Chinese culture.
This includes several audience members in Bunkyo, Japan, where the show was recently performed twice. It was met with warm applause by newfound fans that came to appreciate classical Chinese dance and music.
“It’s wonderful. I think it’s quite difficult to express a spiritual world through dance, but it was really moving to watch, and I could tell it was reaching the audience,” said Yufumi Kosaka, who is the President of a corporation in Japan.
“[The tenor] is wonderful. The ability to draw power from deep within his body is also instructive for karate hand movements and techniques,” said Tatsuo Takekawa, who serves as a grandmaster in karate.
Even in the face of criticism – mainly from the likes of the Chinese Communist Party and its allies – the show is continuing to find worldwide appeal.
A spokesman for the long-running show joins us now to discuss Shen Yun’s impact on other cultures, and how audiences as a whole can truly enjoy it.
Q&A:
- What would you say it is about Shen Yun that finds appeal with different types of audiences?
- Is that the way Falun Gong intended to put the show together? In an effort to show how unique Chinese music and dancing truly is?
- What about those that are quick to critique it, like the Chinese Communist Party? Are they just fearful of how Shen Yun expresses appreciation for Chinese history, compared to their actions?
- How has the show been going so far this year? Are there any other planned stops that are worth discussing in the months ahead?
- Where can we learn more about the beautiful art of Shen Yun, and how it motivates others?
- The official website can be found here. Tickets to shows are also available there for purchase.
FROM SHEN YUN
ABOUT LEVI BROWDE…
Levi Browde serves as the Executive Director with the New York-based Falun Dafa Information Center – an organization dedicated to ending the human rights abuses against people who practice Falun Gong in China.
A career software entrepreneur, Levi’s life changed dramatically in 1999 when his best friend came to the office one morning and announced the Chinese Communist Party had taken away his mother in Beijing to be tortured and “brainwashed.” This marked the beginning of his volunteer work to defend human rights in China. Two years later, Levi himself was detained in a Chinese jail outside Beijing for secretly meeting with Western reporters and protesting on Tiananmen Square.
Over the past 20 years, Browde has been interviewed and quoted by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, CNN, the Associated Press, TIME Magazine, BBC, AFP, and other media outlets. He has spoken about Falun Gong and human rights in China at briefings on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, at the United Nations human rights sessions in Geneva, Switzerland.
Browde studied East Asian Studies at Wesleyan University and is an avid supporter of traditional Chinese culture. He founded several software start-ups, and lives in New York with his wife and two sons.
Samples of Levi on camera:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS3RS4vJguI
https://tv.faluninfo.net/unmasking-chinas-gestapo-610-office/
https://tv.faluninfo.net/levi-browde-exposes-the-new-york-times-distorted-coverage-of-human-rights/
ABOUT LEESHAI LEMISH…
Leeshai Lemish was born in the United States. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Chinese history from Pomona College, California, and his master’s in international relations from the London School of Economics. He has spent extended periods studying, working, and conducting research throughout East Asia, and has authored articles on Chinese current affairs published in both English and Chinese. He joined Shen Yun Performing Arts when the company was founded in 2006 and has since emceed around 1,500 performances with the company, appearing with Shen Yun at prestigious theaters such as Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center in the U.S., the London Coliseum, Tokyo Opera City, and many other venues around the world.
ABOUT JARED MADSEN…
Jared was one of the first students from Iowa to study in China where he fell in love with Chinese culture. For the past 18 years, Jared has served as MC for Shen Yun Performing Arts.
Samples of Jared on camera:
https://www.shenyuncreations.com/video/_video_8c5f163284fe4e9281ac40a7c85f684c/An-Inside-Look-at-Shen-YunE28093And-How-ItE28099s-Defying-the-CCPE28099s-Global-Campaign-to-Cancel-It-?pid=p_DaJ4kSAASRyd&view=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTRDEDglS24
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