ORANGE PARK, Fla.—For Rebecca Day, a musician and writer, it was difficult to hold back tears as she watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at Thrasher-Horne Center on April 9. She thought the whole experience was incredible.
“It gives you renewed hope and it is so inspiring. It invigorates your spirit—it’s incredible. I’ve got so much respect for ancient Chinese culture. A big reason why I wanted to see [Shen Yun] was because I know how censored it is in China,” she said.
“As an artist, I can’t possibly imagine not having full access to the world’s history—let alone my own country’s complete history. This is, I think, the most important contemporary work in the performing arts today.”…