BERKELEY, Calif.—Philosophy professor Stephan Johnson exited the Zellerbach Hall on the evening of Jan 14, “surprisingly pleased” with Shen Yun Performing Arts. “I liked it a lot! I liked the aesthetics, the orchestra, and the narration. The dancing was impeccable. It was a great time.”
New York-based Shen Yun was founded in 2006 by leading Chinese artists who had fled the persecution of the communist party. Its mission is to bring back China’s 5,000 years of traditional culture that had been destroyed by decades of communist rule.
In the 2023 touring season, Shen Yun performers will be traveling to more than 180 cities across five continents to share with the world, through dance and music, the beauty of pre-communist China. However, the company is currently banned by China’s ruling communist party from performing in China….