“The six people are not replaceable. The technicians are the only ones with the expertise in our troupe,” Hui said. “The department has asked us to find someone to replace them in Hong Kong. It doesn’t make sense. How can we find someone to replace them in a few days’ time? And we don’t have the time to brief them and do all the rehearsal again,” she said.

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余若薇立法會議員的信

Legislator Audrey Eu’s letter

“過往有多少個相若團體一上述之理據而被拒諸入境?” Continue reading

熱點互動直播 – 神韻舞動中華風 擦邊香港

神韻巡迴藝術團的團長李維娜女士和主持人林理善加上資深評論員橫河先

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【新唐人2010年1月27日訊】各位觀眾大家好，歡迎收看《熱點互動》直播節目，很高興和您又見面了。美國神韻藝術團向全球吹起了一股中華文化的旋風，就在中國新年前後的幾個月裡，他們以文化表演的形式，把傳統的中華文化濃縮展現在全世界人的面前。

在短短的三、四年裡面，美國神韻藝術團不但風靡了西方世界，就連到充滿傳統中華表演藝術以及民間藝術的台灣都是場場爆滿。

但是我們感到很遺憾的是在香港政府的刁難下，原本預計到香港登場的這場神韻中華風卻擦邊而過。那麼神韻藝術團的魅力到底在哪裡？中共為什麼這麼懼怕神韻？我們今天利用一個小時時間和各位探討這個話題。首先我們在節目一開始，我們先放一段影片，讓大家來認識神韻藝術團

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（旁白）美妙似來自仙界的音樂，令人驚歎的舞蹈，引人入勝的景觀，永恆的傳奇故事。

塞瑞碧（職業演員）：太棒了！ Continue reading

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神韵艺术团到港被拒（图）

2010-01-25

受法轮功团体邀请的美国神韵艺术团原订星期三开始，连续五天在香港演出七场，但其中六名主要技术人员被港府拒发签证，导致演出被迫全部取消。香港法轮功发言人对此提出谴责，立法会议员何俊仁也表示港府此举不排除出于政治决定。 Continue reading

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神韵艺术团取消在港演出

记者: 任敬扬 | 香港 2010年 1月 23日

图片来源: 美国之音 任敬扬

示威者在入境处外举行记者会

一个美国的表演艺术团体星期六中午在香港宣布，由于香港入境当局拒绝向七名主要的表演工作人员签发工作签证，因此被迫取消原定这个月底在香港举行的演出。这个团体是受到香港法轮功团体的邀请，到香港表演。 Continue reading

Hong Kong Authorities Deny Visas to New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts,
Force Cancellation of Sold-Out Shows

Shen Yun to hold New York City press conference Monday, 1:00pm Continue reading

Media and New Religious Movements: The Case of Falun Gong

by Leeshai Lemish
A paper presented at The 2009 CESNUR Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 11-13, 2009

Introduction

“Which is the world’s largest group of prisoners of conscience – that is, peopled jailed for their beliefs or views?” Few educated media consumers in the West know the correct answer. It is Falun Gong adherents jailed in China; and it’s not even close. Continue reading

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A Chinese trek from Israel to California Center for the Arts

By Leeshai Lemish

ESCONDIDO, California–What’s an Israeli doing in a Chinese show? I’m asked this almost as often as I’m asked, when checking in at the airport alongside a hundred Chinese dancers and musicians – “Are you part of this group?”

The answer to the latter question is: “No, and yes.” Continue reading

The Olympics are over, but don’t look away from China just yet. The fates of thousands of ordinary Chinese arrested ahead of the Games hinge on what we do this autumn.

For people like my Chinese-American friend Si Yang, these roundups have struck too close to home. In April, Si called his parents in Hebei province only to discover that 20 officers had shown up and taken away his father and sister. Continue reading