Full Text of HR0150 098th General Assembly
HR0150 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize the Shen Yun | 4 | | Performing Arts shows taking place at the Cadillac Palace | 5 | | Theater in Chicago, May 10-12, 2013, presented by the mid-USA | 6 | | Falun Dafa Association; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Shen Yun is an important cultural event that has | 8 | | been described by Broadway World as having "brilliant | 9 | | choregraphy" and being "extravagantly beautiful"; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Based in New York, Shen Yun Performing Arts is a | 11 | | performance company of mostly young people that is devoted to | 12 | | restoring the treasures of traditional Chinese culture while | 13 | | illuminating a deeper understanding of human life and the | 14 | | world; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Established in 2006, Shen Yun Performing Arts has | 16 | | well over 1,500 performances to its credit; it is the largest | 17 | | ensemble of Chinese dancers and musicians in the world and is | 18 | | widely considered the world's premier Chinese performance | 19 | | company; in 2011, Shen Yun toured over 30 countries and 130 | 20 | | cities; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Shen Yun Performing Arts presents a Chinese dance |
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| 1 | | art form that includes classical, ethnic, and folk styles, | 2 | | story-based dances depicting timeless legends, values, and | 3 | | ideals spanning over 5,000 years of Chinese history, and | 4 | | entirely original choreography and musical scores; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Shen Yun Performing Arts' current tour will take | 6 | | it throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia; | 7 | | performances will take place at New York's Lincoln Center, | 8 | | Washington's Kennedy Center, and London's Coliseum, and other | 9 | | top venues; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we honor the Shen Yun Performing Arts troupe, thank them for
| 13 | | appearing in Illinois, and wish them continued
success in all | 14 | | their endeavors; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 16 | | presented to the Shen Yun Performing Arts troupe as a symbol of
| 17 | | our respect and esteem.
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