On March 11, Shen Yun New Era Art Troupe’s third show at the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City, Utah attracted local mainstream elites .
The president of a local company bought 22 of the best tickets on the first day of ticket sales for the Shen Yun performance and invited the whole family to watch it together.
Award-winning singer-songwriter: Shen Yun makes me want to be better
After watching the Shen Yun performance that night, David Grandpre, senior director of the pharmaceutical technology company, and his wife, April Grandpre, said that they gained a heart-warming experience from the performance.
As a singer and lyricist, Apri has won the media industry award “Pearl Award” five times, and has toured nearly 50 cities in the United States. Chang Winter Olympics and won an award.
She said: “After watching the performance, I was completely shocked and moved. I think whether you love art or not, you will love this performance. Because it is so powerful, the power of music and dance is really impressive. excited.”
April said, “(The show) is something we can all appreciate. After watching it, I feel better. I think after watching it, I really want to be a better person, because it is so touching and touching, and it makes me want to change. better.”
Grandpre, who used to work in China, said he was happy to see Shen Yun “reproducing the ancient culture and beautiful things there”.
He explained that when he was in China, he saw that “there is no discussion of faith and God, and people are very focused on money”. However, “I was inspired to see the spiritual aspects of Chinese culture, to feel the divinity and importance, and to have faith in the performance.”
“I love the show’s message of freedom of speech, and what the communist oppression doesn’t let us see, but still shows us,” he said.
He felt that being able to see Shen Yun “I feel very lucky, it’s a pity that the Chinese people can’t see her, and I hope this situation will change.”
He also mentioned that after the CCP virus epidemic, it was encouraging to see messages against authoritarian oppression (on the stage of Shen Yun).
April said that he will come to the show every year in the future. “The show is amazing. I didn’t know they make new music and dance every year. It’s amazing.”
Company founder’s view of Shen Yun: Falun Dafa’s program is shocking
Zach Bomsta is the co-founder of Owlet Baby Care and the company’s director of technology. Having been to China many times, he was eager to learn about Shen Yun’s traditional Chinese culture before the communist rule.
“I’ve been exposed to China as it is now, and I thought it would be interesting to see and experience China before communism, to give me a contrast to what I’ve seen before,” Bomsta said. “It will be very meaningful to be able to praise this traditional culture at the same time.”
He said, “Obviously it was a dynamic show, and what surprised me even more was seeing those displays of higher beings and the power of God, which was totally different from what I saw in mainland China. It really It was an eye-opener for me.”
“The show about Falun Dafa was very touching and shocking. I have never seen any dance that touched my heart so deeply.”
Speaking of Shen Yun’s mission to restore traditional culture, Bomsta said that he was proud to be able to watch Shen Yun as a way of expressing his support for them. “I hope to bring the best wishes to Shen Yun and wish them to accomplish this mission.”
Bomsta said that he has long been aware of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, “On the one hand, it is the brutal persecution that takes place in China; I think they’re amazing. It makes me want to say to them, ‘You’ve done a great job, come on Shen Yun! Complete your sacred mission’!”
In the end, Bomsta wanted to say to Shen Yun artists: “Thank you for everything you do, for spreading the message, and for pursuing your mission. Your talent impresses me deeply.”
22 people from the company’s president’s family watched the performance together
The Jessop family, who owns a mining industry company, came to the show tonight for a total of 22 people, who bought the best seats to celebrate Dad’s 77th birthday. Alex Jessop and Travis Jessop are currently heads of the company.
Alex Jessop said that they bought 22 tickets as soon as they learned about Shen Yun’s performance. Watching the performance to celebrate Dad’s birthday made the elderly very happy. “Our dad was impressed by the humility and beauty of the actors, and he loved Shen Yun,” he said.
Jessop continued, “I liked the whole show. What saddens me the most is their (CCP) persecution of (Falun Gong practitioners).” He said he liked the show that exposed the persecution.
He praised Shen Yun’s professionalism, “It’s absolutely top-notch! It’s absolutely brilliant! The performance is simply extraordinary!”
He also felt the energy fill the room, Jessop said: “I don’t know how to explain it, I’m really comfortable, I’m intoxicated. It’s like they () the actors are floating around and all over the place, they’re amazing, I I don’t know how to describe them…”
With their seats so close to the orchestra pit, Jessop exclaimed, “It was just amazing, we could see everyone in the orchestra pit and watch them play their instruments, it was a great experience!”
Jessop finally said that because Shen Yun has brought hope to the world, he will recommend Shen Yun to more relatives and friends, so that more people can watch the show.
(From: The Epoch Times)