On August 16, 2024, The New York Times Chinese Edition published an investigative report that scrutinizes the inner workings of Shen Yun, a globally recognized performing arts group closely associated with the Falun Gong spiritual movement. The report provides a…[Continue Reading...]
And finally, the season we are currently hurtling towards: Shen Yun season. If you don’t know what Shen Yun is, congratulations! You’ve successfully avoided one of the most annoying marketing campaigns on the planet, something I had done for several…[Continue Reading...]
The NY Times just dropped a massive exposé on our favorite butt of jokes Shen Yun, but there’s nothing funny about the fact that the troupe is sitting on more than $250 million, while paying its dancers $12,000 a year…[Continue Reading...]
They began appearing about two decades ago, often around the holidays, and often at high-end venues: troupes of Chinese dancers swirling gracefully in colorful costumes. First in New York City, then in Paris, Toronto and Taipei, Taiwan, the dancers —…[Continue Reading...]
To many, Shen Yun is known for the performance advertisements that seem to be in every major city, promising an unforgettable night of traditional Chinese dance and music performances. However, in recent years, the performances have been criticized for the…[Continue Reading...]
There comes a time of year when Shen Yun cookie-cutter advertisements sprout up around the city in the same pose with dace ribbons attached to their arms mid-split leap, the sign reading “China before Communism.” However, underneath the bright colors,…[Continue Reading...]
If you’ve taken the London Underground in the last month or so, you’ll likely have been so bombarded by the Shen Yun dance show adverts that you’ve not had time to take them in properly. Their aggressive advertising campaign and…[Continue Reading...]
The Chinese government is focused on the “Five Poisons” that they believe are a threat to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP): Taiwanese independence, Tibetan independence, Xinjiang separatists, the Chinese democracy movement, and the Falun Gong. While many Americans have at…[Continue Reading...]
In April, my wife, a friend and I were part of a packed audience that for more than two hours applauded religious propaganda during a performance in Spokane’s First Interstate Center for the Arts. Our friend had said that we…[Continue Reading...]
It’s that time of year again when flowers bloom, we go outside, and Shen Yun is back in town. It seems as if no one has seen Shen Yun, but we all know what it is. It returns year after…[Continue Reading...]
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