Tag: Shen Yun Artist Profiles

Shen Yun: Fighting Persecution Through Art

The curtain opens, and principal dancer Steven Wang leaps out, unfurling a banner in his hands. On it, five characters are written. They read: Falun Dafa is good. For daring to utter these few simple words, tens of millions in China, including Wang’s family, face severe persecution by China’s communist regime. Wang, a classical Chinese dancer,…


Artist Profile: Beauty Through Tradition: Shen Yun

Evangeline Zhu was at Lincoln Center in New York, hours away from stepping on stage, when she got the news: The show would not go on. In the 14 years Shen Yun Performing Arts had been performing, seldom had there been a canceled show—though the Chinese Communist Party has certainly tried to have Shen Yun…