In August of 2024, the New York Times published a series of stories alleging abuse within Shen Yun Performing Arts. But both former and current Shen Yun artists are saying they’ve been misrepresented. So what’s the real story? For the first time tonight, you’re going to hear from the people that have been most affected. […]
After escaping human rights violations in China, Hongwei Sun is pursuing his goals in the United States. He highlights the importance of preserving his Chinese heritage on the world stage, and how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is extending its suppression overseas. Hongwei Sun is a principal dancer with the New York-based company Shen Yun […]
DEERPARK, N.Y.—Two hours from Manhattan, deep in the rolling hills, a 400-acre performing arts campus turns the clock back a thousand years to China’s ancient Tang Dynasty. Artists rise for a new day of stretching, jumping, and perfecting their techniques. They run laps around the lake, finishing as golden rays hit the temple roofs. The […]
A powerful message from a principal dancer: The world needs truth, compassion, and tolerance. Ellie Rao, a dancer with Shen Yun Performing Arts, says this is what her father courageously stood up for 20 years ago. Now she’s sharing her story and her efforts to raise awareness about the persecution of faith inside China through […]
A little girl who traveled to over 40 countries with her mother is now a young lady dancing on the world’s stage. But one thing hasn’t changed: for over 20 years, she’s been telling the world what the Chinese Communist Party has done to her family during an unprecedented persecution of faith. Fadu is a […]
Imagine waking up every day not knowing if your loved ones are safe. That there’s always the possibility of waking up to a message that they have been taken from their home, again, and are now being tortured for their beliefs. That’s exactly how one college student, who is now living in the United States, […]
In this exclusive interview with NTD, Jesse Browde, a principal dancer of Shen Yun Performing Arts, talks about life as a dancer for the world’s elite group for classical Chinese dance. Was it really Navy SEAL-level training like he thought it would be? And how did classical Chinese dance even become his career of choice? […]
We have all seen the posters and videos—Shen Yun Performing Arts is coming to a city near you, a company that is known to be the best worldwide for traditional Chinese dance. But what we see on stage is a result of years of hard work. So what’s it really like behind the curtain? And […]
