PROVIDENCE, R.I.— If you ask business owner Greta Almeida what inspired her the most after watching Shen Yun at the Providence Performing Arts Center on the evening of Jan. 28, she would answer that it’s the dedication and integrity of the artists.
“They’re all in unity but they also need to have their spirituality and their individualism—to rise up and be their true selves—to really honor tradition, honor their heart, and express everything with truth, love, and light.”
In 2006, the New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts was established by a group of leading Chinese artists seeking to revive China’s 5,000 years of traditional culture to its pre-communist glory….