WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dede Laugeson, director at Save the Persecuted Christians and a member of the Committee on the Present Danger: China, found herself deeply moved by the beauty and depth of art presented by Shen Yun Performing Arts, which is currently touring the world presenting “China before Communism.” “What I saw was beauty and energy and light that is missing in communism that is so utilitarian, so gray, so bland, so stripped down to nothingness,” Ms. Laugeson said when attending Shen Yun at The Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington D.C. “What was here is just a depth of art and expression and history that unfortunately, we’re not experiencing from [China], as they show themselves to be today through their communist ideologies.” Many of the artists performing with New York-based Shen Yun follow the spiritual practice of Falun Dafa, which promotes living by the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. Ms. Laugeson expressed …
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