A spokesperson for the group discusses an online article from a reviewer who has come to appreciate the ongoing show, despite growing animosity towards it.
Those who have never experienced a show like Shen Yun may find themselves surprised by what they take away from it – especially if they’ve heard nothing but negativity surrounding it.
That was the case with Hollywood In Toto reviewer Michael Bedar, who posted a surprising review of the show earlier this week. He discusses how, in the past, he dismissed the show as nothing more than “commie propaganda.” However, upon finally seeing it, he admits just how wrong he was.
“Not only is it not pro-Chinese Communist Party, Shen Yun is a celebration of what was before Mao, and is a gadfly at the current Chinese regime,” Bedar notes. “The performances use the free expression of art to remind us of the losses the CCP has cost.”
It’s no secret that Xi Jinping and the group has been going all out to “attack” Falun Gong, the organizers of the show. However, Bedar notes that the group possesses “divine life energy” that is “available to flow to everyone regardless of partisan loyalties.”
Despite the ongoing push by the CCP to discredit the show, it’s attained millions of fans, and continues to go strong with its 2025 tour.
A spokesman for the long-running show joins us now to discuss its impact on other cultures, and how audiences as a whole can truly enjoy it.
Q&A:
- What is it about Shen Yun that you believe appeals to those that wouldn’t normally be a traditional audience for it?
- Do you believe it’s all too easy for the show to receive hatred, with some feeling that it correlates with the Chinese Communist Party?
- What does Bedar’s review say about feelings towards the show, especially from those that managed to experience – and truly enjoy – what it’s all about?
- How bad would you say the resistance has been from the CCP and its allies against the show?
- Where do you see Shen Yun going as 2025 continues onward?
- Where can we learn more about the beautiful art of Shen Yun, and how it motivates others?
- The official website can be found here. Tickets to shows are also available there for purchase.
FROM SHEN YUN
ABOUT LEVI BROWDE…
Levi Browde serves as the Executive Director with the New York-based Falun Dafa Information Center – an organization dedicated to ending the human rights abuses against people who practice Falun Gong in China.
A career software entrepreneur, Levi’s life changed dramatically in 1999 when his best friend came to the office one morning and announced the Chinese Communist Party had taken away his mother in Beijing to be tortured and “brainwashed.” This marked the beginning of his volunteer work to defend human rights in China. Two years later, Levi himself was detained in a Chinese jail outside Beijing for secretly meeting with Western reporters and protesting on Tiananmen Square.
Over the past 20 years, Browde has been interviewed and quoted by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, CNN, the Associated Press, TIME Magazine, BBC, AFP, and other media outlets. He has spoken about Falun Gong and human rights in China at briefings on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, at the United Nations human rights sessions in Geneva, Switzerland.
Browde studied East Asian Studies at Wesleyan University and is an avid supporter of traditional Chinese culture. He founded several software start-ups, and lives in New York with his wife and two sons.
Samples of Levi on camera:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS3RS4vJguI
https://tv.faluninfo.net/unmasking-chinas-gestapo-610-office/
https://tv.faluninfo.net/levi-browde-exposes-the-new-york-times-distorted-coverage-of-human-rights/
ABOUT LEESHAI LEMISH…
Leeshai Lemish was born in the United States. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Chinese history from Pomona College, California, and his master’s in international relations from the London School of Economics. He has spent extended periods studying, working, and conducting research throughout East Asia, and has authored articles on Chinese current affairs published in both English and Chinese. He joined Shen Yun Performing Arts when the company was founded in 2006 and has since emceed around 1,500 performances with the company, appearing with Shen Yun at prestigious theaters such as Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center in the U.S., the London Coliseum, Tokyo Opera City, and many other venues around the world.
ABOUT JARED MADSEN…
Jared was one of the first students from Iowa to study in China where he fell in love with Chinese culture. For the past 18 years, Jared has served as MC for Shen Yun Performing Arts.
Samples of Jared on camera:
https://www.shenyuncreations.com/video/_video_8c5f163284fe4e9281ac40a7c85f684c/An-Inside-Look-at-Shen-YunE28093And-How-ItE28099s-Defying-the-CCPE28099s-Global-Campaign-to-Cancel-It-?pid=p_DaJ4kSAASRyd&view=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTRDEDglS24
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