(Clearwisdom.net) Dr. Bornstein, a retired obstetrician and gynecologist, came to see the Shen Yun Performing Arts show at The Kennedy Center Opera House. She was accompanied by her friend, Ms. Shapiro, who just received her Ph.D. in American Studies.

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Dr. Bornstein, a retired obstetrician and gynecologist.

Dr. Bornstein was greatly moved after seeing Shen Yun for the first time. "The performance was absolutely wonderful. When the two-stringed instrument [erhu] was played, I had tears in my eyes, because it was so exquisitely beautiful. The dancers were magnificent. I loved every dance. The Handkerchiefs dance was awe-inspiring, absolutely awe-inspiring. It was such a beautiful display of imagination. It takes you to another place," she said.

Dr. Bornstein shared how seeing the performances that touch upon the persecution of Falun Gong affected her on a personal level, "I learned something, definitely. Coming from a minority that was also repressed, being Jewish, I can understand the plight of people who are not allowed to practice their religion."

Dr. Bornstein received the ticket as a gift, and says she will be sure to return and bring her entire family when it returns to DC. "I had heard this was a wonderful performance, and I wanted to come to it. It's actually a birthday gift from my husband, a little early, and I will return with my mother-in-law, and brother-in-law, and husband as well next time they're in town, because it was so enjoyable. I highly recommend people to come to the show. What a wonderful, magical evening."

Ms. Shapiro summed her response to the show with one word: "Terrific!"

Dr. Bornstein couldn't agree more, "Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!"

Cultural Attaché Says Shen Yun is 'Very high art'

Dr. Moshkalo is a Counselor of the Russian Embassy, and was previously a spokesperson for the Russian embassy in Tehran. He is also a scholar and linguist affiliated with the Department of Iranian Languages in the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.

The Cultural Attaché joined the highly appreciative audience praising Shen Yun. "I think that the show was really very great. You saw the reaction of the people. The audience applauded, the audience enjoyed. And this high art was of great value without taking into consideration be it Western or Eastern art, it's really very attractive. It's really high art. It's amazing, wonderful, splendid," enthused Dr. Moshkalo.

Dr. Moshkalo was deeply impressed by Shen Yun's performances, "All of them were of really very high quality, a very high level."

He said that Shen Yun Performing Arts showed a culture that unites people and that "culture builds bridges between people. Today so many bridges were built by Shen Yun that nobody can count them. It's the biggest diplomacy that one can imagine."

Dr. Moshkalo further added that a performance by Shen Yun in Russia would "be great."

Former U.S. Ambassador: 'I was really blown away'

The former U. S. Ambassador to Israel, Mr. Lewis and his wife attended Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time, and the ambassador and Mrs. Lewis quickly became enthusiastic fans.

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Former U. S. Ambassador to Israel Mr. Lewis.

Ambassador Lewis said, "I think it is marvelous. I was really blown away by it. My wife and I really thought it was a marvelous evening."

"The color, the setting, the dance, music, everything. It was really an extraordinary evening!"

Mr. Lewis shared that he enjoyed learning about classical Chinese culture. "I learned quite a little bit about Chinese classical dance and art. It is all original music. I thought the music was terrific, excellent. I think the skill of the dancers was so marvelous."

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