Chief Alexander Taku is a current Secretary General of Human Rights International. (Jan Jekielek/The Epoch Times)WASHINGTON—Chief Alexander Taku is a former Cameroon Member of Parliament, current Secretary General of Human Rights International, and a traditional ruler of Begah Village in Cameroon. He has made it a mission in his life to help the needy. He and his wife attended the New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts show in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 19, at the Kennedy Centre for Performing Arts.
An Epoch Times reporter was on-hand to speak with Mr. Taku, who was thrilled with the event.
“I think it is a very, very fantastic situation for us, because we have always been hearing about China, and it was a land we could never reach. And we saw some of the images of this [Shen Yun] group earlier, but when we came here we found that it was even better than what we have seen,” he said.
“So I was very much inspired. Especially when the commentators said that … some of this culture had been lost in China. So I think the world is happy that the culture remains alive. And it is based in the center of gravity of human rights and liberty.”
When asked to describe the show, Mr. Taku said: “This show today was very, very original. I did not see anybody trying to act, it came so spontaneously. And the mystique about it also, which satisfied my curiosity, the fact that you had some sketches there that were almost like people were coming from another world and then they appeared. When I was still young enough, I would have called it magical.”
Mr. Taku saw the traditional Chinese culture that permeates the Shen Yun performance, and believes that its rebirth will have a significant impact on China.
“I realize that China is a giant, and there is no way that one will stop that giant, especially as freedom starts coming into China … and they try to recuperate those [cultural] things they have lost. Keeping that culture alive here today makes me very sure that China will be where it belongs.”
“Even if it comes back next month, we are still going [to attend again],” he said.
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