

This event is an external rental presented in coordination with the Kennedy Center Campus Rentals Office and is not produced by the Kennedy Center. Since its establishment in 2006, the company has become a global sensation, performing for over a million audience members around the world. Its artists have come from around the world to revive this glorious heritage. Cate Blanchett, Academy Award–winning actressīased in New York, Shen Yun is entirely non-profit. An extraordinary experience for us and the children.” The mission of Asian Community Alliance is to educate, empower, inspire, and. Kenn Wells, former lead dancer of the English National Ballet Join us in our mission to serve the Asian community. 1 SHOW in the world-no other company or of any style can match this.”


And it’s an experience that will take your breath away. Today, only the New York–based Shen Yun is keeping this precious heritage alive on stage. Traditional Chinese culture-with its profoundly optimistic worldview and deep spiritual roots- was displaced by communism in China. Featuring one of the world’s oldest art forms- classical Chinese dance-along with patented scenographic effects and all-original orchestral works, Shen Yun opens a portal to a civilization of enchanting beauty and enlightening wisdom. You’ll explore realms even beyond our visible world. This epic production immerses you in stories reaching back to the most distant past. SHEN YUN’S unique artistic vision expands theatrical experience into a multi-dimensional, inspiring journey through one of humanity’s greatest treasures-the five millennia of traditional Chinese culture. Chinese opera became very popular by the Yuan Dynasty, and dances became absorbed into opera over the following centuries.
