“I kept reminding myself because I’m a bit of a history buff—this is the historical and cultural development of the people for 5,000 years before communism took over, and essentially ruined the wonderful history of China,” said Mr. Green after seeing the performance in Mississauga on March 26.
“It was culturally very strong. I learned about Chinese history as well.”
Mr. Green is a three-time consecutive winner of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters national Gold Ribbon award, Canada’s most prestigious broadcast award. He’s also a Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal recipient.
Mr. Green believes that sharing these values with today’s society is important.
“It is relevant today in our society. We need more fundamental respect and understanding and time for each other, and cooperation and kindness. We find ourselves far too often just hooked up into our phones, and we lose track of who people are,” he said.
“A lot of what I got tonight was that closeness. I could see the interdependence of Chinese society over so many thousands of years. It was really enriching,” Mr. Green said.
“It’s so athletic and artistic simultaneously,” Mr. Green said. “There’s so much going on at the same time, and it just catches your attention. I never lost interest, I never stopped looking at the stage and absolutely admiring the performers. It was outstanding.”
“The two-stringed instrument when we had the solo, that music is so incredibly beautiful. And of course, the artist—I’m sure she had many years of playing. It was spellbinding,” said Mr. Green.
“I played guitar for a little while ... and when I heard the two strings—let me put it this way—it’s haunting, it touches you. I couldn’t take my eyes off the instrument, and I couldn’t stop listening. I would have been happy if it had gone on for another 20 minutes,” he said.
As a radio broadcaster, Mr. Green said he will recommend Shen Yun to all his listeners.
“My listeners across Canada, they really should go enjoy it. And they'll come away I think very, very positively with what they see and what they hear,” he said.
“It was just a super evening. I’m so, so glad I came.”
