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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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13 | appearing in Illinois, and wish them continued
success in all | ||||||
14 | their endeavors; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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16 | presented to the Shen Yun Performing Arts troupe as a symbol of
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17 | our respect and esteem.
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