The group, Linked to Falun Gong, Complaint of China's boycott
Carmen del Val Barcelona 9 ABR 2014
The Shen Yun Performing Artes Dance Company today begins its batch of representations in the National Theater of Catalonia (TNC) wrapped in controversy. The group has filed a complaint for the boycott of which, They ensure their spokesmen, It is the object by the Chinese government and its diplomatic representatives in Barcelona. The company, that the TNC has leased for its functions and is not part of the theater programming, presenta un espectáculo de danza clásica china que pretende ser "un recorrido por las tradiciones milenarias de China", un viaje "por los 5.000 años de cultura del imperio del sol", que tiene como finalidad "revivir las leyendas e historias que desde la Revolución Cultural se habían destruido en China".
SHEN YUN COMPANY (que significa "Tierra del Divino") It is formed by Chinese artists but based in New York. The group does not deny their anti -communism or their relationship with the controversial Falun Gong or Falun Dafa organization, considered a harmful sect by the authorities of China and persecuted from 1999.
The Shen Yun company has landed in Barcelona with great discretion and have refused to make the promotion that is common for an artistic group.
Sandra Flores, Responsible for the show promotion team, reconoció ayer que Shen Yun está promocionada "por la organización sin ánimo de lucro Falun Dafa, formada por ciudadanos chinos que viven en el extranjero". The organization, He stressed, born in 1999 In order to promote the quigong, According to the Buddhist and Taoist tradition, And the principles of truth, benevolence, comprensión y tolerancia". Flores señaló que la organización "se encuentra repartida por todo el mundo, including China, donde sus miembros son perseguidos".
Flores is overwhelming about the sect consideration that some apply to Falungong. "Rotundamente no, ese término es el que esgrime el gobierno chino para justificar sus atropellos". According to the representative, Falun Dafa promociona la compañía de danza Shen Yun "porque tienen muchos aspectos en común, since both what they want is to spread and relive the essence of 5.000 Years of History Traditional Chinese Culture, casi perdida por completo desde la revolución cultural del Partido Comunista".
Shen Yun, that will perform four unique functions in the TNC is born in 2006 Based in New York where they have a Chinese classical dance school. Flores explain: "Estamos ante un espectáculo formidable, con 40 Magnificent and disciplined dancers on stage, With beautiful hand -made costumes and a live orchestra in which traditional Chinese instruments are played, In addition to having a giant screen that in minutes transports the viewer from the fields of Mongolia to a Buddhist temple ”. And it continues: "El montaje es un caudal de energía y color. Ethnic dances and Chinese folklore shine in all its splendor. Acrobatic dances, el impactante tronar de los tambores de combate y las voces de los cantantes convierten a este espectáculo en algo único".
The company, according to those responsible, He has acted with great success in different European cities such as Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris and Milan, "y siempre han sufrido el boicot de las autoridades oficiales chinas en esas ciudades, pero el éxito de público ha sido arrollador". In Barcelona, Explain Flores, "hemos interpuesto una denuncia, ya que este acoso perjudica a la compañía".
