For years, fans of the world renowned, New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts would ask where they could buy recordings of the performances, and whether Shen Yun would consider making its content available online. Besides the Shen Yun Orchestra performance recordings that include only a few of the original pieces from the performances, it was impossible to experience Shen Yun other than in person.
Then the pandemic hit.
Countries shuttered their gathering spaces one by one across the globe. The seasons of the classical Chinese dance company’s seven touring groups immediately came to a halt. Weeks turned into months and it was almost a year and a half before the company would perform on stage again. Thousands of people who bought tickets for the 2020 season held onto their tickets for two years, hoping for their chance to see Shen Yun in action when the pandemic was over.
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