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Generally speaking, I have a sense of what to expect at a show. But the sum total of my advance knowledge of Shen Yun was derived from the classical Chinese dance ensemble’s flashy advertisements, ...

Shen Yun – the beauty of divine beings dancing – takes you on an extraordinary journey through China’s 5,000 years of magnificent culture.

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The photos are gorgeous confections of color, costume and choreography. Elaborate, expensive ads tout a Shen Yun performance as “five thousand years of Chinese music and dance in one night,” that ...

"For months we've seen a very costly advertising campaign for the Chinese show Shen Yun. There are only a couple of performances scheduled. The economics don't make sense. Is the show financed by the ...

Shen Yun in a performance at New York's Radio City Music Hall in February 2010. (Shen Yun Performing Arts) Organizers for the arts troupe Shen Yun bill its performances as "an extraordinary journey ...