Why do people not like Shen Yun?

Shen Yun performances have received audience and critic criticism for promoting sectarian doctrines and negative views toward evolution, atheism, and homosexuality. The group is promoted by The Epoch Times, a media outlet affiliated with Falun Gong.

What is the message of Shen Yun?

The purpose of Shen Yun is to demonstrate the evils of China’s communist party and its beliefs. The show is fervently anti-atheist, anti-evolution, anti-Mao Zedong, and anti-Karl Marx. Shen Yun also highlights specific examples of China’s communist party persecuting Falun Gong.

Is Shen Yun a religious show?

Shen Yun is a performing arts company, not a religion. Shen Yun performances can be deeply spiritual, drawing upon China’s Buddhist, Taoist, and various cultural traditions, including contemporary stories about people who practice Falun Dafa, and their courage in the face of persecution in China today.

Why are there so many Shen Yun ads?

There’s the rub. In each of the 130 cities that Shen Yun visits yearly, the shows are “presented” (read: funded) by the local Falun Gong association, as reported in this excellent Guardian article. The followers in each city raise the necessary funds and provide the publicity to make the show successful.

What does Shen Yun mean in English?

the beauty of divine beings dancing
Shen yun, according to Shen Yun, means “the beauty of divine beings dancing.” (It can also be translated as “the rhythm of a divine spirit,” or, more simply, “God’s melody.”) The Shen Yun Performing Arts organization was founded in 2006, in New York’s Hudson Valley, and put on its first touring show in 2007.

Are the Shen Yun dancers from China?

Most dancers are ethnic Chinese, and they mainly come from North America, Australia, Taiwan, and China. Among our artists, many already had established careers at the top of the performing arts scene in China before joining Shen Yun.

Is Shen Yun ballet?

In short: no. Shen Yun dancers perform classical Chinese dance, along with a range of traditional Chinese ethnic and folk dance styles. Whereas ballet’s historical roots are firmly planted in European culture, classical Chinese dance is built on traditional Chinese aesthetics.

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