(Clearwisdom.net) WASHINGTON--John Beale is no stranger to
beauty. As Ambassador of Barbados to the U.S., he has seen pink
beaches caressed by the rays of the Caribbean sun. Yet after
viewing the New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts in Washington
D.C. on Jan. 20, he said that the show is so well done, it was for
everyone: "Beauty is beauty."
"I must tell you that it was quite an experience. Everything is
outstanding, and the beauty of the dancers, and the music, and the
costumes, it's faultless, it's a magnificent show," Ambassador
Beale said.
Beauty is one of the chief aims of Shen Yun. Its mission is to
provide an experience of both beauty and goodness, and its vehicles
are classical Chinese dance, world-class vocalists, and an
orchestra that combines both Eastern and Western instruments to
give the show a Chinese flavor built upon the foundation of Western
musical arrangements.
Ambassador Beale also mentioned his reaction to the general message
of the show: "I think the message is clear, but at the same time it
comes across in a very relaxed method as opposed to being
offensive. I think it's a very good message that they have, and I
think it's extremely well done.
Ambassador of Barbados to the U.S., John Beale and Mrs. Beale
Introducing his wife as the artistic person in the family,
Ambassador Beale said that "she's really more qualified to give an
opinion."
Mrs. Beale shared her enthusiasm for Shen Yun, too. "I loved it; I
am into arts, I have three daughters who have done ballet, Jazz,
all the dancing you can think of, and this has beautiful dancing,
but also the message behind it."
Mrs. Beale said she was very impressed with the femininity of the
female dancers, noticeable in "Fairies of the Clouds." In this
dance, celestial fairies fly through the heavens.
"But I also like the strong messages about the persecution of those
who fight for the right to have a religion and to pray to whatever
god they want to pray to or for. And that for me came as a very
powerful message," she said.
Mrs. Beale was referring to the dances which featured the plight of
Falun Dafa practitioners, currently undergoing brutal repression by
the Chinese Communist Party for their beliefs.
Mrs. Beale said human rights is an issue worth getting involved in:
"The more we can get people involved, I think, the more we can do,
to not finish with the problem (because I think we'll never be
finished), but at least to have more people fighting for that, or
joining in the forces."
Her daughter works in international affairs, and human rights is
her specialty. Mrs. Beale plans to return to see Shen Yun this
coming weekend and bring her daughter along; "I'm quite sure that
she'll love it as much as I did."
Source:
Category: Shen Yun Performing Arts
