SAN FRANCISCO—Shen Yun Performing Arts entranced the audience at the War Memorial Opera House on Jan. 3. Susan Gibson, a business owner in the pharmaceutical industry, and her husband Patrick Mealey, a senior electrical engineer, enjoyed the performance tremendously. “It was fabulous,” Ms. Gibson said. “It’s amazing on every front: the talent, the costumes, the […]
DALLAS—Matt and Cammy Gaston watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Eisemann Center on Jan. 3, and were genuinely grateful for the wonderful performance. “I enjoyed the music, and the orchestra sounded beautiful,” said Cammy Gaston, a pastor at the United Methodist Church. Shen Yun Performing Arts was established in 2006 in New York by […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—On Jan. 3, Robert Paulk, director of the Florida Justice Association, enjoyed Shen Yun’s evening performance at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts with Jessie Salas, an accounting firm owner, and nine-year-old Valentina. “I thought it was a beautiful production: the music, the dancing. I’ve never seen anything quite like that. It […]
The New York Times has published 10 articles within five months targeting a world-class dance company, Shen Yun Performing Arts. The company travels the world with a mission: to revive traditional Chinese culture and raise awareness for a faith group that’s brutally persecuted inside China. Recently, the paper decided to take aim at Shen Yun’s […]
Shen Yun’s 2025 world tour kicks off as The New York Times ramps up its negative targeting of the performing arts group. The newspaper released its latest hit pieces this week. Ben Maloney, director of Digital Outreach at Falun Dafa Information Center, speaks with NTD to respond to the attack articles. Read Falun Dafa Information […]
In recent months, The New York Times has published seven articles criticizing Shen Yun Performing Arts, a New York-based classical Chinese dance company dedicated to showcasing China before communism. The articles coincide with a leaked document from the highest level of the Chinese Communist Party outlining plans to eradicate the spiritual practice of Falun Gong […]
Artists from Shen Yun Performing Arts arrived at Marseille International Airport in France on Tuesday. They were greeted by enthusiastic fans, who welcomed them with flowers and cheerful exclamations of “Welcome Shen Yun, welcome to France!” Bella Fan, a principal dancer said, “I’m very excited. We’ve been rehearsing and now we’re about to go on […]
Shen Yun Performing Arts arrived at the Warsaw Chopin Airport on Dec. 31, 2024, and was warmly welcomed by local fans in traditional attire. Fans offered flowers, balloons, blessings, and the Slavic symbol of hospitality—bread and salt—honoring the performers as distinguished guests. In the afternoon, as Shen Yun artists entered the airport lobby, enthusiastic fans […]
Shen Yun Performing Arts landed in Britain on Dec. 31 for a twelve-city UK tour and is set to captivate and inspire audiences across the country. Featuring not only the stories and legends of ancient China, but the virtues and values behind them, it has the mission to revive genuine traditional Chinese culture and show […]
SAN JOSE—Shen Yun Performing Arts just wrapped up its five performances in San Jose, California, and it’s heading to San Francisco next. Andrew Daly, a senior computer scientist at DXC, was one of the patrons who experienced Shen Yun at the San Jose Center for Performing Arts. “It’s incredible. We saw it a few years […]
NEW YORK CITY—While most performing arts companies struggle financially, relying on government or corporate grants to operate, Shen Yun Performing Arts has beaten the odds, running a self-sustaining business model, allowing it to grow from one performing arts company to eight now touring the world. The company was started by practitioners of the Falun Gong […]
NEW YORK—Beds in Chinese prisons are not just for sleep, as Shen Yun conductor Chen Ying can attest. In the hands of prison guards, a bed roughly 1.5 feet from the floor became a torturing device. Guards tied up Chen’s brother, then-29-years-old, taped his mouth to prevent him from crying out, then shoved him underneath […]
Shen Yun Performing Arts will visit San Antonio with an all-new production once again at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. With a first performance on Dec. 30, performances will continue Dec. 31, Jan. 31, Feb. 1, and Feb. 2. The New York-based performing arts company has become popular the world over since its […]
Shen Yun Performing Arts will visit Waterbury, Connecticut, for a performance at the Palace Theater on Dec. 28. The New York-based performing arts company has become popular the world over since its inception in 2006, and Waterbury audiences are no exception. Last season, theatergoers attending Shen Yun in Waterbury were wowed. The culture Shen Yun […]
New York-based Shen Yun begins its highly anticipated 2025 European tour with Italy as its first destination. On Christmas day, after a transatlantic flight, artists of Shen Yun Performing Arts arrived at Milan Malpensa Airport. They were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of fans with cheers and flowers. Piotr Huang, a principal dancer for Shen […]
NEW YORK—A former musician with Shen Yun Performing Arts who’s been featured as a critical voice against the company in several New York Times articles, has come forward to set the record straight. The way the articles come across creates a skewed perspective and impacts he considers detrimental, he said, noting that when he was […]
Shen Yun Performing Arts has started its 2025 world tour. Audience members in the Greater Philadelphia area are eagerly awaiting the return of the company and its all-new show. According to local Shen Yun organizers, about 150,000 people have watched the performance in Philadelphia since 2007. Local officials who have watched Shen Yun before are […]
With the holidays drawing near, New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts is gearing up for its highly anticipated 2025 world tour, featuring a never-before-seen set of choreography and programs. As the world’s leading classical Chinese dance and music company, Shen Yun’s artists are committed to reviving China’s 5,000 years of divinely inspired culture—a treasured heritage […]
Shen Yun Performing Arts has been delighting Japanese audiences since 2007, with its stunning portrayal of traditional Chinese culture. As the company prepares to launch its 2025 global tour, two Japanese dignitaries share their reflections on the show and what makes it so impactful. Hirosato Nakatsugawa is a former member of the Japanese Parliament and […]
A senior investigative reporter at The Epoch Times says Shen Yun Performing Arts’ latest warning about Beijing’s ability to spread false news stories and narratives in the United States is well founded. Joshua Philipp is an expert on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) efforts to influence American society. In a recent statement, New York-based Shen […]
