A former dancer for Shen Yun Performing Arts sued the nonprofit dance company on Monday, saying it has subjected some children who perform for it to harsh conditions, including long hours for little ...

How a performing arts organization rescued a culture and became the fastest-growing dance company in American historyNEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shen Yun Performing Arts, the world's ...

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After years — and I really mean years — of aggressively ignoring ads on billboards, BART, bus stations and every single commercial break on local news, I finally did it. I bought a ticket to see Shen ...

Shen Yun, a performing arts group that tours worldwide and is known for its contentious relationship with the Chinese government, has been accused of forced child labor in a lawsuit brought forth by ...

The New York State Department of Labor has opened an inquiry into the global dance group and its treatment of the children and teenagers who stage its shows worldwide. After joining the dance company ...

Helen J Shen’s Broadway career found a very happy beginning in Maybe Happy Ending. The 25-year-old actor stars as Claire, an obsolete robot that’s been abandoned by her owners and is facing her own ...

Investigators with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and State Department have also interviewed former performers in the dance group about their working and living conditions. By Michael ...