WESTCHESTER, N.Y.—After Gregory King had watched the Shen Yun Performing Arts presentation at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, SUNY, he was reminded of how much more there is to learn.

“It was enjoyable … and reminds me of how much I have not seen,” Mr. King said. “It is the first time I have been to a Chinese arts performance of this type, so it is always a reminder to me that there is a lot more to see and learn.

“You may think you have learned a few things but that is what it is—a few things, there are so many others.”

Mr. King, who worked as a management consultant for non-profit organizations in New York and is now retired, was accompanied by his wife, Deborah, to the Sunday evening show on Aug. 22.

“It was a wonderful presentation for us to hear some of the stories and folk accounts that are underpinning classical Chinese life,” he said.

One of the New York-based company’s trademarks is stories portraying ancient China’s divinely-inspired culture through classical Chinese dance and music.

One such dance, Wu Song Battles the Tiger adapted from the martial arts novel, Outlaws of the Marsh, made him laugh at the antics of the artist. The story goes that Wu Song downed three bowls of wine before he hunted down and killed the man-eating beast that had been plaguing a village.

“That was really fun … and very humorous too. I actually, I did understand, yes. I'm surprised he survived since he did have three drinks. It had to do with his courage, certainly.”

Mr. King said he knew a little bit about Chinese culture and the different customs, dance and language of the Mongolian, Tibet and one of China’s oldest ethnic groups, the Miao, but he knew a whole lot more about Chinese food.

“It is a continuing interest. I took classes in Chinese cooking at the China Institute of America, maybe 40 years ago. We are native New Yorkers, and always have appreciated and look for real Chinese food,” he said.

Shen Yun Performing Arts is scheduled to perform here again at The Performing Arts Centre, SUNY, on Sept. 12. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org

The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts.

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