‘I Can Make This Change’: Charlotte Couple Moved by Theme of Courage in Shen Yun

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Ashleigh and Marvin Richardson attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center on March 3, and the couple were intrigued and inspired.

Mr. Richardson bought a book that provided more information about Shen Yun. “I really appreciated the visual effects of the play, but I really want to get into the depth of what the substance of the play was about. And I want to understand it from an English perspective, and also from the Chinese perspective.”

Mrs. Richardson appreciated the views from 5,000 years ago to today. “I think it was interesting, the different cultural aspects of the play. I really liked how they did the reference to, like, COVID-19 and the pandemic, and the new world. They made a reference to technology and how it’s kind of consuming a lot of people. So that was very interesting.”

New York-based Shen Yun dances classical Chinese dancing and has the mission of bringing the world to its attention. “China before communism.

Mr. Richardson agreed. “It was a great idea. They subtly presented different ideas about how things work and what can be done to make it easier for people who are living in different realities.

“We live in a different type of society. And so, I really appreci