Discover what’s really behind over 130 documented incidents of CCP interference against Shen Yun Performing Arts, and learn why a peaceful meditation practice that’s persecuted in China is at the heart of it all. Tune in for an exclusive interview with Levi Browde, executive director of the Falun Dafa Information Center, on how Beijing manipulates […]
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? […]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has for over a decade been trying to prevent people from seeing dance and music performances put up by a New York-based performing arts company. Despite challenges posed by the communist regime, Shen Yun Performing Arts has grown from one company to eight equal-size companies. Last month, it kicked off […]
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 […]
NTD Television Network will broadcast a Christmas special featuring performances by the Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra on the NTD East, NTD West, and NTD UK channels. The special includes the Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto, the 2019 Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Concert, and the 2018 Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Concert. The programs will air from Dec. […]
As the Christmas holidays approach, New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts is gearing up to launch its 2024 touring season. The first performance will kick off on Dec. 22 in Nagoya, Japan. Returning this year with an all-new set of programs, Shen Yun’s eight equally sized companies—each with a live orchestra—are set to tour around […]
Several Congress members on the House Foreign Affairs Committee have conveyed concerns over the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) influence in South Korea after Beijing successfully pressured theaters in the nation to refuse to host a New York-based performing arts group. Shen Yun Performing Arts is dedicated to bringing back the beauty of authentic Chinese culture […]
In a new special report on NTD, Capitol Report host Steve Lance went to investigate how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) stopped an American performing arts company from playing in South Korea. New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts seeks to revive traditional Chinese Culture. But the company has been banned from performing in China by Beijing […]
Shen Yun Zuo Pin (Shen Yun Creations), the official streaming platform of Shen Yun Performing Arts, recently launched an audio streaming section, making their orchestral recordings available online. It was welcome news for many fans: Shen Yun’s music is so popular that recordings of the performance soundtracks were made in response to high demand, and […]
New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts has been unable to secure any theaters in South Korea for their upcoming 2024 tour. NTD is lifting the curtain on the pressure China’s communist regime is bringing to bear on Korean broadcasters and theaters. The Chinese Communist Party’s leverage there stems from the popularity of Korean soap operas […]
WASHINGTON—A yearslong Chinese influence campaign aimed at blocking a U.S. performing arts company from performing in South Korea is drawing attention from Washington, with a South Korea-born lawmaker calling the country’s president to take action. Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.), who was born in Seoul after her parents fled communist North Korea during the Korean War, […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. State Department, along with several U.S. lawmakers, are raising concerns over pressure that the regime in Beijing is exerting on South Korean theaters to block a New York-based arts group from performing in the country. An Epoch Times investigation previously revealed that the Chinese Embassy in South Korea was threatening theaters—using financial and […]
The long arm of Chinese oppression and censorship has wormed its way into a key United States ally—South Korea. A number of major theaters in Seoul are now declining to host Shen Yun, a performing arts company based in upstate New York whose dance and music portray China before communism. Epoch Times investigations show that […]
For years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has worked behind the scenes to pressure theaters in South Korea and around the world not to host New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts. Now, a Chinese communist official has gone on record as saying that the regime is actively trying to block the U.S. company from performing […]
World-renowned Shen Yun Performing Arts launched its own streaming platform as it made a foray into digital content in recent years, creating dance and music performances outside of its annual tour. Segments of the Mid-Autumn Festival gala featuring artists at Fei Tian College will go live on Gan Jing World (GanJingWorld.com) on Oct. 6, 8 […]
After a three-year absence, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra (SYSO) is returning to the stage with just one day of concerts on Oct. 22 at Lincoln Center in New York. The orchestra is the first and only ensemble in the world that permanently combines ancient Chinese instruments with a classical Western orchestra. After the global success […]
The Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra is returning to New York City for one day of performances, at the David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center on Oct. 22. The symphony orchestra is made of members from the eight orchestras of Shen Yun Performing Arts’ touring groups, and regularly includes Shen Yun’s original compositions in the orchestra […]
Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra is returning to New York City for two performances on Oct. 22. The orchestra, comprised of musicians from world-renowned Shen Yun Performing Arts, was formed in response to the high demand from audiences who wanted to hear more of Shen Yun’s music. Shen Yun is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance […]
In 2006, a group of leading artists who had left China in search of freedom of belief and expression formed Shen Yun Performing Arts in New York. Since then, the name Shen Yun has become well-known around the globe, and the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company has taken to the stage at many prestigious […]
ATLANTA—Celena Brown, an Atlanta entrepreneur and business owner, was among the first to see the Shen Yun Performing Arts 2023 world premiere. Sitting front and center, Ms. Brown said she had the opportunity to witness each and every movement, and dubbed the experience a magical one. “It is a very impressive show, impressive talent,” she […]
