By Falun Gong practitioners in Connecticut

(Clearwisdom.net) On the afternoon of February 8, 2004, the Connecticut Chinese New Year Song and Dance Performance was held in New Haven. Over 800 people attended and most of them were Chinese. Falun Gong practitioner artists from Connecticut and New York were invited to perform and demonstrate.

Practitioners from Yale University Falun Gong Club teach kids origami	Ms. Jiang Min sings Move between Heaven and Earth with dancing of practitioners from Yale Falun Gong Club	Solo dance Flying Fairy

In a Chinese traditional arts exhibition, traditional paintings of Ms. Zhang Cuiying and Ms. Chen Xiaoping were shown. Practitioner artists made ikebana, sketched portraits and demonstrated calligraphy for the audience. Practitioners from Yale Falun Gong Club taught kids origami. Many Chinese in the audience praised the practitioners.

Accompanied by dancers from the Yale Falun Gong Club, Ms. Jiang Min sang a song Move between Heaven and Earth. Then she had a solo Be Saved. The audience warmly applauded her performance. Many later said that this act was the best in the whole performance.

Practitioners rented a booth and distributed truth-clarification literature and VCDs. The practitioners specially prepared flyers for this activity. On the flyer, Ms. Zhang Cuiying and her painting were introduced under the topic "Plum Blossom out of Cold Weather", and the practice and art experience of Ms. Jiang Min, a female singer was introduced under the topic "Imparting Spirit to Song", offering a different angle for audience to understand Falun Gong.
Some performers had just come from China and it was the first time for them to meet Falun Gong practitioners, observe their manner and listen to their experiences in practicing Falun Gong. Some Chinese people who had misunderstandings about Falun Gong because of Jiang Regime's slanderous propaganda praised Falun Gong practitioners after viewing their performance. Many Chinese in the audience took the truth clarification literature and VCDs to view at home.