MEXICO CITY, Mexico—Shen Yun Performing Arts delighted audiences at Mexico City’s Auditorio Nacional on May 3 with another performance of classical Chinese dance and music.
Attendees such as Felipe González, who works for a human rights organization, welcomed the storylines from China’s traditional culture presented in the show.
“I really liked the opening number where they come from the divine and land,” Mr. González said. “This divine being descends and mingles among the people and suddenly reveals himself as the embodiment of divinity.”
This scene highlights that spirituality is part of Chinese culture, unlike what the officially atheist Chinese Communist Party (CCP) teaches. Through such dance pieces, the artists aim to revive a culture that was “almost lost” during China’s catastrophic decade-long Cultural Revolution, which began in 1966.
Shen Yun was formed 20 years ago in New York by leading classical Chinese artists, who have escaped the Chinese communist regime’s persecution, to revive the Middle Kingdom’s traditional culture.
Mr. González praised the inner meanings and beauty of Shen Yun.
“Something that really caught my attention is this feminine aspect—it’s not the classic Western beauty, but rather a spiritual kind of beauty,” he said. “And on the other hand, the men look very coordinated, very manly, very firm, but at the same time very gentle—it’s a truly magical combination.”
González lauded the spirit of the message Shen Yun aims to convey.
“I do support a freedom-centered approach,” he said. “It’s incredibly important right now.”
Xicoténcatl Núñez, a former professor and general in the Mexican Army, also attended Shen Yun and said it brought him “an understanding of Chinese culture” and that it’s “a wonderful world.”
“It conveys values that are being lost today in the spiritual and religious realms,” he said, speaking in the theater after the performance on May 3. “There is hope for living in this world in a better way.”
Speaking of the traditional values Shen Yun promotes, he added, “It’s the best way and the best legacy for future generations—so that culture isn’t lost, in this case, Chinese culture.”
Reporting by Mariana Buendía, Yeawen Hung, and Michael Wing.
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