Jimmy Watt worked at radio stations in Clemson and Greenville before joining WYFF News 4 in May 2001 as a traffic reporter. He also worked as a public information officer for the Oconee County Sheriff's Office. Now he has accepted the job of news director at 94.1 The Lake WSNW in Seneca.
"The performance [was] wonderful. The talent is extremely talented. Obviously, the dancing is incredible," said Watt. "I think just learning more about the culture, just overall, is what appeals to me in regards to what I’m seeing tonight. Learning more about the Chinese culture, about performing arts in China it’s just an amazing performance."
Watt was talking about Shen Yun. He attended the performance at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium on Jan. 2.
"I’m not familiar with the Chinese culture, so this is something that’s kind of opened my eyes, it sure has," Watt added. "It’s wide ranging. It’s colorful, it’s artful, obviously. The culture may be different even though it’s part of the same culture."
China has a culture built on beliefs from Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, and this tradition was recorded continuously over 5,000 years, until communism came. After decades of purge through the communist's cultural revolution, there is renewed interest in China's roots.
"And the deity or the gods, or the god, just that symbol of peace for all mankind, anything like that was just, I mean it’s amazing," said Mooney.
