Who's afraid of Shen Yun?

Hong Kong and the Falun Gong Drama
One more sign that the territory is bowing to China’s mandarins.

OPINION ASIA FEBRUARY 1, 2010

In New York last month to promote the West Kowloon Cultural District development, Hong Kong Chief Secretary Henry Tang declared that the territory was poised to become “Asia’s cultural hub.” Earlier this week, Hong Kongers got a taste of the kind of “culture” they can expect. Continue reading

Great interview with Shen Yun dancers Regina Dong and Jessica Quach, plus local presenter Levi Browde.

– January 27, on the right hand side, click to download, about 47 minutes in.



“I am just here to show my support to the Shen Yun Performing Arts. I believe that with respect to the human rights issues in China, everyone of us must know that the Chinese government is one of the most outrageous violators of human rights. And again they are not allowing the Shen Yun Performing Arts to go in to China to perform there. It is just another indication of how the Chinese government are trying to suppress any kind of expression that will challenge their right to supremacy, Continue reading

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“I urge you to take action…”

January 28, 2010

On January 27, 2010, the Shen Yun Performing Arts group held a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington DC, regarding the refusal of Hong Kong authorities to allow members of their pro-human rights Chinese cultural show to perform in Hong Kong.   Days before the Shen Yun Performing Arts was scheduled to perform in Hong Kong, visas for their production staff were denied, preventing their production staff with specialized knowledge of how to manage the Shen Yun performance and choreography from entering Hong Kong.  The result of the visa denial was the cancellation of sold-out shows of the Shen Yun performances, affecting 7,700 ticketed audience members. Continue reading

“These local officials were following the lead of their overlords in Beijing. It is always sad to see censorship and repression of this kind spreading to places like Hong Kong, who were once beacons of freedom and hope in the world…”

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Last week, the world’s premiere Chinese classical music and dance company, Shen Yun Performing Arts, returned to Washington, DC and performed for over 33,000 Washingtonians in seven sold-out shows at The Kennedy Center. This week, Shen Yun remains in DC, but not to perform.

On January 27, Shen Yun was scheduled to make their first and highly-anticipated appearance in Hong Kong. However, their performances were abruptly cancelled due to the surprise, last-minute visa denials of seven key crew members.

The Hong Kong shows were particularly important because Continue reading

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【大纪元2月21日讯】（大纪元记者辛菲报导）2月18日下午，美国神韵国际艺术团二胡演奏家美旋的先生江峰在赴美探亲的过程中，在上海浦东机场经过安检 入口后、在登机前突然失踪。美旋表示，先生的失踪必是遭到中共上海当局、610办绑架，她正告上海610“必须立即释放我的先生。” Continue reading

January 26, 2010 Tuesday

Dance troupe cancels Falun Gong shows
BYLINE: Joshua But

A US-based dance troupe invited by the city’s Falun Gong groups to perform in Hong Kong has cancelled its seven sell-out shows after the Immigration Department rejected the visa appeals of six members.

The six people from Shen Yun Performing Arts, holding American, Canadian or Australian passports, had their employment visa applications turned down a week before the scheduled shows at the Lyric Theatre in Wan Chai from Wednesday. Continue reading