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Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.60,0:00:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instrumental music from a distance age,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.00,0:00:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The melody of China,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.87,0:00:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Accentuated by... an exclusive blending of East and West.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.53,0:00:39.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,THE MUSIC OF SHEN YUN
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.93,0:00:45.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Johnny Stuart – Music Director] Min-d Blowing! The music is just phenomenal.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.47,0:00:47.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Diane Wilkinson – Floral Designer] My husband was even brought to tears.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.56,0:00:51.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He’s a big man and he’s never in tears except with music.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.84,0:00:57.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Mennato Forgione – Director of Business Development] Great energy and just reach the levels of vibrate within the audience.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.56,0:00:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Leon Natker – Conductor] Putting together classical Chinese instruments
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.76,0:01:04.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and classical western instruments is a way toward the future from me as a musician.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.09,0:01:14.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Milen Nachev – Conductor, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra] It’s so difficult to achieve the perfect integration for every orchestra.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.07,0:01:17.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is most challenging working onto any music.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.87,0:01:20.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Keng-Wei Kou - Conductor, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra] All around the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.13,0:01:25.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many orchestras have tried to combine the elements of Chinese and western mucsic and it almost always fail.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.33,0:01:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Jing Xian – Composer, Shen Yun Performing Arts] Both the musical systems are excellent but it’s just like cooking,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.80,0:01:31.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you might have great ingredients
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.51,0:01:34.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if you don’t understand the characteristics of the ingredients
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.89,0:01:38.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just stir fire random things together, it simply won’t taste good.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.29,0:01:47.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shen Yun’s original music features the perfect harmony of classical eastern and western music.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.58,0:01:53.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The western orchestra is the foundation enhancing the distinct sound of Chinese instruments.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.69,0:01:57.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The melody of ancient middle kingdom severs at the bedrock
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.42,0:02:01.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it is with the western orchestra that Shen Yun brings them to life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.96,0:02:08.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a new frontier in classical music and it what makes Shun Yun’s music unique.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.16,0:02:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Jing Xian – Composer, Shen Yun Performing Arts] Shen Yun has a unique way of blending east and west and as composers,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.80,0:02:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to have a foundation of both western and eastern traditions.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.76,0:02:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shen Yun artistic goals and aspirations are very demanding that requires a lot of us both technically and spiritually.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.47,0:02:29.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’re certain special methods exclusive to Shen Yun.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.54,0:02:38.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what are these exclusive methods? Let’s get a little closer and see for ourselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.38,0:02:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DEEPLY ROOTED IN A GRAND CULTURE
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.11,0:02:49.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Located in New York State, Shen Yun Performing Arts mission
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.11,0:02:53.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to revise the traditional culture that had almost been lost.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.35,0:02:58.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Classical Chinese Dance is Shen Yun’s main art form
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.56,0:03:03.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and most original Shen Yun’s music is created for its dances.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.88,0:03:06.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It displays China traditional melodies.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.87,0:03:13.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like that, music can also present different times, places, characters and moods.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.03,0:03:19.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China has 5 millennia worth of culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.19,0:03:27.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the melodic styles of over 50 ethnic groups to grand imperial court music and […] folk tunes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.90,0:03:31.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This heritage is an endless source of inspiration.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.93,0:03:47.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Jing Xian – Composer, Shen Yun Performing Arts] The music also embody this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.88,0:03:49.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to get the form of the music right.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.99,0:03:53.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, The Lady of The Tang court were very elegant.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.06,0:04:01.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During the Qing Dynasty, the princesses have this noble air.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.28,0:04:10.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The male dancers are masculate and vigorous. The Tang imperial drum is all drums and brass.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.46,0:04:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the other hand, the female dancers display gentle beauty,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.32,0:04:18.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you hear most strings, pipa, lighter instrument.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.74,0:04:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Creating Daoism music we go for mystical air and a strong sense of integrity.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.06,0:04:32.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Buddha’s music is solemn and merciful, the […] embodies the dignity.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.70,0:04:38.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Put key chains on the same melody, the […] for the Monkey King suddenly becomes nimble and playful.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.00,0:04:45.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As for Pigsy, the trumbon at the body accentuate the clumsiness and the Sona (??) on top,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.45,0:04:47.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gives you a very comical feeling.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.59,0:04:52.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in each corner of China, you’ll find different customs and styles.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.88,0:04:56.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Junyi Tan - Composer, Shen Yun Performing Arts] Northeastern music for example, tends to favor this sona.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.44,0:05:05.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The region south of the Yangzi River tends to use the pipa a little more.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.94,0:05:09.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mongolians use a lot of vibratos.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.44,0:05:15.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And other ethnic groups have their own unique styles and characteristics.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.84,0:05:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China was once known as The Land of the Divine,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.41,0:05:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a magnificent civilization said to has been bestowed from above.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.19,0:05:36.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the earliest music of the ancient Emperors to the bells and chimes of four millennia gold;
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.16,0:05:42.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the classical poetry of the Zhou Dynasty and Warring States to those of the Han Dynasty;
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.98,0:05:48.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the grand melodies of the Swei and Tang to Song Dynasty poetry based music;
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.59,0:05:55.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the opera and drama of the Yuan Dynasty all the way to the folk songs and ditty of the Ming and Qing
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.21,0:05:59.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even the emergent original tunes and Pekking opera.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.52,0:06:04.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each Dynasty adopted vastly different musical forms.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.74,0:06:06.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their melodies are rich yet simple.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.99,0:06:10.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each with its own heritage and lasting contribution.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.41,0:06:16.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Keng-Wei Kou - Conductor, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra] Most people assume that Chinese music only has a pentatonic skill,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.72,0:06:20.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but actually historical records show that as earliest the Yellow Emperor,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.41,0:06:24.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around 2,600B.C, a twelve known scale was already in use.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.20,0:06:31.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ancient Chinese music had many kinds of instruments
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.67,0:06:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a very comprehensive system of music theory and principles.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.72,0:06:41.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Jing Xian – Composer, Shen Yun Performing Arts] The Tang Dynasty Performance Group has as many as a hundred and eighty musicians.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.84,0:06:45.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some say that was the earliest symphony orchestra.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.03,0:06:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Looking back at history's development over thousands of years,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.94,0:06:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we see that China's traditional music is wolven into human kind’s culture legacy.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.95,0:07:00.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through early cultural exchange,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.99,0:07:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the 12 tone chromatic system invented by a Ming Dynasty prince spread from China to the west.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.95,0:07:10.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today it is the basis of western music.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.35,0:07:16.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was as if an age of creativity has swept across the world
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.62,0:07:20.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the time that Yuan Dynasty was producing a range of operas and other arts.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.89,0:07:26.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The west, likewise entered their renaissance period and western music was reaching its pinnacle.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.47,0:07:35.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Evolving from accompaniment to dance and […], the symphony orchestra was gradually refined and perfected.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.00,0:07:44.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shen Yun uses the symphony orchestra as the core then integrate Chinese instruments
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.32,0:07:49.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating a profoundly fulfilling musical experience for the people of today.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.72,0:07:54.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Jing Xian – Composer, Shen Yun Performing Arts] We wanted to choose a form that all nationalities could accept.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.05,0:07:59.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The western orchestra sound is terrific and is a widely accepted form,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.46,0:08:05.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we took these two comprehensive systems and combined the best each has to offer.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.66,0:08:08.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Junyi Tan - Composer, Shen Yun Performing Arts] Shen Yun music is based on Chinese melodies.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.83,0:08:12.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We use the western orchestra as a backdrop, as the way of underlining.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.23,0:08:16.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We’re not entirely using western arrangement methods.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.68,0:08:21.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DISTINCT ARRANGEMENT METHODS
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.36,0:08:27.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Traditional Chinese music emphasizes the expression of inner feelings.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.23,0:08:31.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ancients always use musical instruments to convey their states of mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.68,0:08:38.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Western music, meanwhile, emphasizes the effect of the ensemble and to achieve that,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.10,0:08:41.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,arrangement and harmony are of utmost importance.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.06,0:08:44.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shen Yun combines these two approaches.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.02,0:08:48.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Junyi Tan - Composer, Shen Yun Performing Arts] Between these two systems,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.07,0:08:53.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first major distinction is the instrument, but the most fundamental different is the internality.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.51,0:08:58.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just look at these strings, the erhu (??) and the violin have completely difference timbre or tone caller.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.33,0:09:03.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The pipa is plucked and there is no equivalent to it among western instruments.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.21,0:09:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once these two instruments appear, the western symphony can’t submerge that.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.19,0:09:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's because their musical features are so unique.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.51,0:09:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Jing Xian – Composer, Shen Yun Performing Arts] The ancient focused on each individual note
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.22,0:09:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and each note could be expressed in many different ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.06,0:09:27.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They also emphasized the transitions between notes.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.81,0:09:33.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It just like how Chinese dance stresses that space between one movement and the next should have rythm to it.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.15,0:09:36.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chinese music is also this way the rhythms
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.14,0:09:40.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and feelings between notes are big parts of Chinese music special tonality.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.66,0:09:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, on the piano you play do re mi,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.24,0:09:46.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but on the Chinese instrument you rarely hear note played like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.70,0:09:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The score may not say anything more, may just say do re mi,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.36,0:09:53.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it’s up to the musician to bring out the feeling.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.86,0:10:00.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That kind of feeling.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.91,0:10:07.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Chinese and western instruments come together,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.34,0:10:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some instruments can be combined well but others simply can’t.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.72,0:10:14.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what method can be used to put them in harmony?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.38,0:10:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Junyi Tan - Composer, Shen Yun Performing Arts] These past few years,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.60,0:10:20.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shen Yun has defined its own arrangement methods.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.17,0:10:23.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Jing Xian – Composer, Shen Yun Performing Arts] It’s the same with different musical temperament,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.63,0:10:27.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we come up with some special ways making them work together.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.11,0:10:33.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,PURE ENERGY
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.52,0:10:40.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Tony Carroll – Entrepreneur] It’s a wonderful culture. All the things are beneficial to humanity in general.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.95,0:10:42.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Elizabath Stafford – Arts Philanthropist] It’s almost heavenly.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.33,0:10:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Amer Moheidden – Drummer] Seriously, I love all the music [….]
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.40,0:10:50.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Haitao Wang – Student] It has the righteous energy. It fills you with words.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.23,0:10:52.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Janice Bostic – International Union] I’m in pain 24 hours a day
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.24,0:10:56.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I don’t take pain pills because they do not work.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.01,0:11:00.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I lost myself in music tonight and I don’t feel any pain right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.03,0:11:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When people today are struct by such feelings strange of performance,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.51,0:11:13.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perhaps they do not realize the ancient wisdom behind it all.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.74,0:11:19.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Junyi Tan - Composer, Shen Yun Performing Arts] The Chinese character or word for ‘medicine’ comes from the word for ‘music’.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.50,0:11:23.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you add the grass radical to ‘music’, you’ll get the word ‘medicine’.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.83,0:11:29.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ancient Chinese know that music has the power to heal. Modern medicine has now proven this.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.77,0:11:36.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the course of 5,000 years, the world view that man
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.38,0:11:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and heaven are one and that all matter has life has permeated all aspects of Chinese culture including music.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.42,0:11:52.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Records of The Grand Historian states ‘music is a harmony with heaven and earth’;
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.80,0:11:59.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘virtuous elegant music is an alignment with the motions of matter and with principles of human health,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.63,0:12:02.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it possesses a pure energy.’
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.80,0:12:06.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Jing Xian – Composer, Shen Yun Performing Arts] The 5 notes of the ancient pentatonic scale for example,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.51,0:12:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are connected to China's theory of 5 elements.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.30,0:12:15.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first note, gong(?), is connect to the earth element which cause one to the digestive system.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.55,0:12:18.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Music based on this note makes the person feel serene.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.79,0:12:22.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third note, jue(?) was connected to the wood element and relates to liver health.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.21,0:12:27.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the past it was the concept of elegant music that nurtured virtue
Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.02,0:12:29.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that places the person organs in harmony.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.27,0:12:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It really has a healing effect.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.91,0:12:37.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of music nowadays is dedicant, noisy, chaotic and provoke senses it wounds your body.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.99,0:12:40.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shen Yun just use its classical composing method.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.51,0:12:44.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A DIVINE REALM
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.53,0:12:51.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Shen Yun gains international prominence, its original music has also drawn wide attention.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.97,0:12:58.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2012, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra played its international debut at Carnegie Hall.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.26,0:13:01.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2013, it began touring.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.77,0:13:09.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Col. Baron – U.S. Army and Air Force, retired] It was the most outstanding performance that we’ve seen.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.88,0:13:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Betsy Swann – Writer] You know with the music you can picture the mountains and the seasons and,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.80,0:13:22.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, snow falling and for me, the visual was all nature.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.82,0:13:25.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Pandora Spelios – Greek radio hostess] It sent you to another place, like fairy tale.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.16,0:13:36.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Michele Berk – Hollywood Producer] The music of China has such haunting melody. It just seduces you.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.58,0:13:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Jim Crill – Producer] The music captured all the dynamics of the human spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.00,0:13:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Michael Duckett – Social scientist and physician] The unspoken words that were so loud that you can feel them in yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.03,0:13:46.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Michael Blaszko – Case Management Supervisor] It gets you right here.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.98,0:13:55.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Music comes from the heart. Be performing music or enjoying it, it is actually heart to heart communication.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.31,0:14:00.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Dale Robertson – Entrepreneur] It is so moving. It transcends all cultures, all languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.86,0:14:04.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean it makes you celebrate humanity
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.96,0:14:11.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Margaux Brooks – Film producer] You transcended to a higher stage of consciousness which is a divine state of mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.42,0:14:14.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Arthur galbraith – Cancer researcher] For one thing it has an incredible spiritual message,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.13,0:14:19.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something that goes beyond just traditional religion. It’s just like cosmic.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.34,0:14:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Indeed, beyond territorial boundaries, beyond religious divisions, from ancient time,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.44,0:14:33.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chinese people felt in their hearts a very natural connection with the heavens.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.80,0:14:40.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People revere the heavens and the divine and believe that somewhere in the cosmos,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.37,0:14:46.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is a higher wisdom and that there is some magnificent Law guiding the circle of life,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.29,0:14:50.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that our existence has a more profound meaning.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:52.86,0:14:57.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, the way of seeking wisdom from heaven is not so mysterious.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.11,0:15:02.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Purify the heart, regulate the breathing, and refine oneself.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.02,0:15:08.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The concept of self-cultivation was infused throughout ancient Chinese cultures.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.42,0:15:12.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It could be seen across all professions and every level of society.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.15,0:15:17.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of China's famous ancient artists were in fact, cultivators.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:18.68,0:15:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ancients said, through music, the depths can be seen, virtuous sound is music,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.81,0:15:28.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sound of moral excellence is music to the ears.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:28.22,0:15:30.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They focused on inner cultivation.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.95,0:15:35.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the ancients played the zither, they were actually cultivating their hearts and minds
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.71,0:15:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even in today’s China, the society is eroded by atheism,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.64,0:15:45.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this culture of cultivation dating back thousands of years has not vanished.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.97,0:15:55.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the […] of the city, a group of artist is reviving the tradition,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.87,0:15:59.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,calmly putting into practice the way of self-cultivation.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:00.82,0:16:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Jing Xian – Composer, Shen Yun Performing Arts] The main difference is Shen Yun approaches things from higher stand point.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.78,0:16:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has a higher spiritual level that is a divine nature.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.54,0:16:12.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ancient said, the Sage plays music in accordance with heaven.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:12.96,0:16:16.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was Chinese culture traditional approach.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:17.78,0:16:21.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I used to be quite the bragger used to think I’m really something.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:21.55,0:16:23.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I feel like I can’t brag at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:23.66,0:16:26.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realize that my self improvement is what's most important.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:26.84,0:16:31.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can’t be like I was in the past writing music for my personal fame and gain.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:31.12,0:16:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I think more about what the audience truly needs.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.60,0:16:38.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I write, I’m now with the mindset of trying to find a harmony with heaven.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:44.48,0:16:49.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Patrick Swiatek – Violin, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra] My first impression when I saw Shen Yun, I want to play there.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:49.80,0:16:52.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[George Sullivan – French Horn, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra] I had no idea what this was like when I came here,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:52.48,0:16:56.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I was just terribly moved. The culture is actually amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:57.37,0:17:03.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ‘divine’ is just not my everyday vocabulary until I came here.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:03.95,0:17:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I see so much effort everywhere. It’s got to be Falun Dafa,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.56,0:17:13.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the meditation. It is an amazing experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:13.93,0:17:19.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know because of that, its' improved my health, it improved my playing, it improved me as a person.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:19.70,0:17:22.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I become more compassionate towards people.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:22.07,0:17:27.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Leatra Hillhouse – Oboe, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra] everybody here is very genuine and it encourages you to become better.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:27.12,0:17:31.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It encourages you to be a better person, to be a better musician.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:31.72,0:17:35.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It makes you excited. It makes you proud to be a part of something like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:41.96,0:17:50.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Milen Nachev – Conductor, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra] During concert, everybody around me is so deep inside of the music that I even don’t need to conduct.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:51.06,0:18:00.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just put my thoughts into the emotion and lead them with eyes.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:01.38,0:18:04.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s, well, such a magical moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:05.51,0:18:11.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Kim Brown – Marketing Manager] At of the pureness of the soul is how they create beautiful arts, so I think it’s fascinating and you can tell.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:11.44,0:18:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Anita Swiatek – Concertmaster, Germany] Shen Yun must be getting help from above. It’s so powerful.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:17.96,0:18:20.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Throughout our human kind's extensive history,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:21.18,0:18:26.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the mission of art has long been to take those divine sounds and celestral melodies,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:27.42,0:18:32.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the deep inner wisdom behind them, and warm people's hearts.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:36.25,0:18:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Michael Burgos – IT professional] This is something that timeless that can be shared through our generation and to generations to come.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:41.88,0:18:44.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Lisa Sherman – Dietitian] I would absolutely recommend this show,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:44.39,0:18:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not just to my friends but to my enemies too.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:47.00,0:18:52.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It would help sweeten the whole world, help everybody to become more kind-hearted and
Dialogue: 0,0:18:52.49,0:18:55.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more light-hearted and to see the world from that perspective of beauty.