Full Text of HR0920 98th General Assembly
HR0920 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor the Shen Yun Performing Arts | 4 | | show; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world's premier | 6 | | traditional Chinese dance and music company; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Shen Yun introduces audiences to a world of | 8 | | heavenly realms, ancient heroes, and the themes of virtue, | 9 | | compassion, and courage; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, For 5,000 years of Chinese history, China's | 11 | | divinely imparted culture, including Chinese dance, music, and | 12 | | other art forms, was continuously refined as its elegance | 13 | | developed; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, The Shen Yun show aims to be a showcase of | 15 | | traditional Chinese culture, a platform for cross-cultural | 16 | | understanding between the East and West, and a unifying event | 17 | | for all people interested in Chinese culture and performing | 18 | | arts; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois prides itself on having a | 20 | | thriving arts community, as well as audiences that truly |
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| 1 | | appreciate the beauty of our diversity; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Shen Yun shows will be held in at the Civic Opera | 3 | | House in Chicago on April 2-5, 2014, the Sangamon Auditorium in | 4 | | Springfield on April 8, 2014, and the Braden Auditorium in | 5 | | Normal on April 13, 2014; the shows are sponsored by the | 6 | | Mid-USA Falun Dafa Association, an organization dedicated to | 7 | | the promotion and practice of the principles of "Truthfulness, | 8 | | Compassion, and Tolerance" and endeavors to extend far and wide | 9 | | these most precious and noble human ideals, and by Sound of | 10 | | Hope Radio, an independent Chinese-language media company and a | 11 | | not-for-profit organization dedicated to facilitating | 12 | | cross-cultural communications between the East and West and | 13 | | assisting the public in their search for valuable cultural | 14 | | knowledge; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we honor the Shen Yun Performing Arts troupe, thank them for | 18 | | their visits to the State of Illinois, and wish them continued | 19 | | success in all their endeavors; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the Shen Yun Performing Arts troupe as a symbol of | 22 | | our respect and esteem.
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