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, ...

Given its huge land mass, ethnic diversity, and dynastic history, China boasts some of the world’s greatest cultural riches. From pottery, textiles, paintings, and architecture to music, dance, and ...

Shen Yun Performing Arts is a classical Chinese dance company. Its mission aims to revive 5,000 years of traditional Chinese culture — much of which was lost when communism took over the nation, ...

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The stage at the Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric is coming alive this weekend with the classic Chinese dance called Shen Yun, and for one dancer, it's a real homecoming.Shen Yun is colorful ...

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It’s known as the Chinese “Romeo and Juliet” — though it predates Shakespeare by centuries. “The Butterfly Lovers” is a traditional Chinese folk tale, dating back more than a thousand years. In it, a ...

Hu Yan, a Chinese classical dance professor with the Beijing Dance Academy, explains the essence of traditional Chinese dance during the East-West classical dance dialogue in Beijing on Wednesday.

Chinese dance teacher Xing Chen enjoys few things more than watching her students perform. "When she can see children dance on stage, that's the most rewarding part for her," says Haichang Gu, Chen's ...