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What is Shen Yun

What is Shen Yun, exactly? It’s more than just a performance—it’s a revival of the beauty and goodness of China before communism. With stories and legends, vibrant costumes and backdrops, original music and a few fun surprises—it’s an experience that will delight your senses, inspire your heart, and just leave you feeling great.

We’re based in New York and our artists come from all over the world. This performance means a lot to us and we put our all into it. We can’t wait to share it with you.

A few things about us you may not realize:

• We are not from China. We also can’t perform there. In fact, you can’t see a performance like this in China. ARTICLE
• Many of Shen Yun’s artists escaped ongoing persecution in China. VIDEOS
• We produce an all-new program every year
• Our stagecraft features patented technology ARTICLE
• We perform classical Chinese dance in its purest form EXPLORE
• Our orchestra is the first in the world to combine classical Chinese and western instruments as permanent members

Humble Beginnings

In 2006, a small group of elite Chinese artists came together in New York with a mission—to revive traditional Chinese culture and share it with the world. They created Shen Yun. As their art form, they chose classical Chinese dance, which is so expressive it speaks a universal language. They established Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College to train future generations, and brought onboard in-house choreographers and composers.

It is here, in the rolling hills of New York, that a renaissance of Chinese culture has begun.

Against All Odds

Many of Shen Yun’s artists escaped persecution in China at the hands of a totalitarian regime that is at war with past traditions, religion, and its own history. Among these artists are some of the world’s top classically trained dancers and award-winning musicians. What they have built with Shen Yun, critics are calling groundbreaking, exquisitely beautiful, and a display of excellence.

Growth

Every year we now premiere a brand-new production and perform it in front of millions around the globe. Shen Yun is at the top theaters worldwide, from New York’s Lincoln Center and Washington’s Kennedy Center to Burgtheatre Vienna and Tokyo Opera City. We also have the Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra that performs annually at Carnegie Hall and has its own tour, and we recently launched our new on-demand streaming platform, Shen Yun Zuo Pin, giving fans access to exclusive video content.

So Shen Yun Performing Arts are the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company, established in New York in 2006. It performs classical Chinese dance, ethnic and folk dance, and story-based dance, with orchestral accompaniment and solo performers. For 5,000 years, divine culture flourished in the land of China. Through breathtaking music and dance, Shen Yun is reviving this glorious culture. Shen Yun, or 神韻, can be translated as: “The beauty of divine beings dancing.”

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