LOS ANGELES—Air Force chemist Joseph Mabry wasn’t quite sure what to expect when he stepped into the Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for Shen Yun Performing Arts’ evening performance on Jan. 23, but he said he was surprised by the beauty and spiritual depth of the production.
“It’s something that we need more of. It would be nice to see more of it. I feel privileged to be able to see this here because I know that you can’t see it in China. So, I feel lucky,” he added.
For 5,000 years, China’s civilization flourished under the shared belief that the divine will bless those who uphold traditional moral values. Tragically, within just a few decades of the communist party’s violent takeover, these beliefs were almost completely erased and replaced with atheism.
“It’s a nice message,” he said.
“So, something like [Shen Yun] can help introduce people to things that are important that have been somewhat forgotten,” he added.
