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SHEN YUN PROMOTES CULTURAL HARMONY, SAYS RYDE MAYOR
The Epoch Times
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/shen-yun-on-tour/shen-yun-promotes-cultural-harmony-says-ryde-mayor-228356.html
April 27 2012
SYDNEY-The Mayor of Ryde in Sydney's north-west said Shen Yun carried
a message of respect between different cultures.
Artin Etmekdjian was speaking at Capitol Theatre on Friday night,
after this year's first Sydney performance by Shen Yun Performing
Arts New York Company.
"It was very emotional and very touching to see and learn more about
a different culture to my own," Mr. Etmekdjian said. "The message
it was sending was we are all free to have our opinion, to enjoy our
own views, to have our own culture."
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Mr. Etmekdjian, who is Armenian, has campaigned for recognition of
the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. So to him, he said, it was
important for different cultures to value and appreciate each other.
Shen Yun aims to revive 5,000 years of Chinese culture through dance
and music, depicting the cultures of various Chinese dynasties through
classical Chinese dance, and also the dances of various ethnic groups
in China.
But it also depicts some modern themes, such as the Chinese regime's
brutal ongoing campaign since 1999 against Falun Dafa, a popular
Chinese spiritual practice.
Mr. Etmekdjian said he was moved by these themes while watching
the show.
"It shows that the troubles that has been experienced in appreciating
cultures still exists in today's society," Mr. Etmekdjian said. "We
should not harm any human beings because of their beliefs or their
cultures."
Reporting by De Ming and Ethen Yang.
Shen Yun Performing Arts, based in New York, tours the world on a
mission to revive traditional Chinese culture. Shen Yun Performing
Arts New York Company will be in Sydney, Australia, through May 6.
The Epoch Times
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/shen-yun-on-tour/shen-yun-promotes-cultural-harmony-says-ryde-mayor-228356.html
April 27 2012
SYDNEY-The Mayor of Ryde in Sydney's north-west said Shen Yun carried
a message of respect between different cultures.
Artin Etmekdjian was speaking at Capitol Theatre on Friday night,
after this year's first Sydney performance by Shen Yun Performing
Arts New York Company.
"It was very emotional and very touching to see and learn more about
a different culture to my own," Mr. Etmekdjian said. "The message
it was sending was we are all free to have our opinion, to enjoy our
own views, to have our own culture."
Advertisement
Mr. Etmekdjian, who is Armenian, has campaigned for recognition of
the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. So to him, he said, it was
important for different cultures to value and appreciate each other.
Shen Yun aims to revive 5,000 years of Chinese culture through dance
and music, depicting the cultures of various Chinese dynasties through
classical Chinese dance, and also the dances of various ethnic groups
in China.
But it also depicts some modern themes, such as the Chinese regime's
brutal ongoing campaign since 1999 against Falun Dafa, a popular
Chinese spiritual practice.
Mr. Etmekdjian said he was moved by these themes while watching
the show.
"It shows that the troubles that has been experienced in appreciating
cultures still exists in today's society," Mr. Etmekdjian said. "We
should not harm any human beings because of their beliefs or their
cultures."
Reporting by De Ming and Ethen Yang.
Shen Yun Performing Arts, based in New York, tours the world on a
mission to revive traditional Chinese culture. Shen Yun Performing
Arts New York Company will be in Sydney, Australia, through May 6.