Since 2006, the mission of Shen Yun’s artists is to return the glory and beauty of China’s 5,000 years of divinely inspired culture to the world stage.
Mission accomplished! It is now in its 18th year of a global tour.
- Stunning
- Uplifting
- Amazingly divine
- Therapy for the soul
- An unforgettable night filled with great music and memories
These are typical audience reactions after seeing the remarkable, annually changing theater production of Shen Yun.
No one knows this better than Mark Alyn’s Late Night Health host’s guest, Leeshai Lemish, as he’s served as an emcee for this spectacular show since its inception, 18 years ago.
Attending a Shen Yun Performing Arts show is an experience like no other. Known for their incredible talent and captivating performances, Shen Yun Performing Arts never fails to impress their audience an unforgettable night filled with great music and memories.
This year’s tour included over a month in Japan (10 cities), Taiwan (8 cities), Italy (8 cities), and the U.K. (12 cities). In the United States, Shen Yun will be in 36 states, as well as in Washington DC and Puerto Rico, with particularly long stays in Texas (10 cities) and California (17 cities). The tour also includes many shows in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Brazil, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Czech Republic, Latvia, Poland and Sweden
VISION
Shen Yu’s tagline is: “China before communism.” This isn’t just a motto but the actual mission of the company – to revive traditional Chinese culture. This is the heritage of five millennia.
In each performance, Shen Yun features not only the stories and legends of ancient China but the values and virtues behind them—loyalty, compassion, integrity, faith. And among the 20 or so pieces in each performance several dance numbers depicting tyranny in modern China, and the courageous resistance to it.
As audience members repeatedly comment, one of the show’s key messages is that by reconnecting with tradition we find hope for the future.
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
Shen Yun founders knew that this cultural revival could only be launched in a free society. And that is why these artists came together in New York’s Hudson River Valley and created Shen Yun.
The initiative quickly drew elite artists from China who hungered for a space to explore their artistic freedom. At great risk, they left everything behind to join a mission they believed in.
With no financial backing from any government or large corporation, Shen Yun grew from nothing to the fastest growing performing arts company in American performing arts history.
Now, with multiple companies that simultaneously tour around the globe, Shen Yun has performed in 36 countries and well over 200 cities for millions worldwide.
ARTISTRY
In 18 seasons, Shen Yun’s creative output, year after year, as well as ingenuity in the field of performing arts, has set the company apart.
The company’s primary art form is classical Chinese dance, which has thousands of years of history. All of its dancers are systematically trained in the art form–Shen Yun is home to literally hundreds of the world’s top classical Chinese dancers, among them many award-winning artists.
Shen Yun’s team of choreographers develops new works of dance for each year’s performance. Since its inception, Shen Yun has presented over 300 world premiere dance pieces, each with its own original music, costumes, and backdrop.
Its orchestra is the first in the world to combine both classical Western and Chinese instruments as its permanent members. Ancient instruments, like the two-stringed erhu and the plucked pipa, harmoniously blend with a full Western orchestra—strings, woodwinds, and brass—a feat many had previously tried but failed to accomplish.
Shen Yun holds a registered patent for integration of projected, animated backdrop and performers. This invention is a system that allows performers to travel back and forth between the stage and the animated backdrop, instantly transporting the audience to distant lands and bygone eras, as well as creating some magically fun surprises.
GREATER TIMES AHEAD
Shen Yun has achieved all this despite a global recession and the pandemic.
Its artists are not deterred and are as motivated as ever. They are driven not only by pursuit of artistic excellence, but also by a genuine wish to share these traditions, and to put on the best and most inspiring performances for the audience.
This year’s production is full of fun stories, touching romance, and uplifting moments, brilliant costumes, exquisite music, and breathtaking classical Chinese dance techniques.
For tickets, visit www.ShenYun.com. For tour schedule, see https://www.shenyun.com/tickets.
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