I have watched Shen Yun many times, and the performances are truly exceptional and deeply moving. The messages conveyed behind Shen Yun are also incredibly powerful. I am very grateful to the professional Shen Yun dancers, who, for the sake of delivering the best performances, maintain their graceful figures by eating sparingly. The intense professional training and the dancers' work ethic are highly appreciated. The New York Times will soon end up in the dustbin of history.
Shen Yun has become a cash cow for the Falun Gong movement and its leaders, but success has come at a high price for the young people who support these shows, and Shen Yun treats many of its performers as expendable. When actors become unwell, Shen Yun always discourages them from seeking medical treatment and uses cruel emotional abuse and manipulation to force them to submit to grueling rehearsal and touring schedules.
