Epoch Times: Shen Yun Performers Shocked by Show Cancellation --Chinese communist regime believed to pressure Hong Kong authorities

Epoch Times Staff

SADDENED: Shen Yun Performing Arts principal dancers Cindy Liu (L) and Leon Chao at a press conference in New York on Jan. 25. They spoke of their disappointment with Hong Kong authorities, who refused to grant entry visas to seven key production staff on the eve of the company's trip to perform there. Shen Yun was forced to cancel seven sold-out shows. (Jan Jekielek/The Epoch Times)

Hong Kong's Underhanded Denial of Shen Yun Staff's Performance Visas

(Clearwisdom.net) New York-based performing arts group, Shen Yun, was scheduled to put on seven shows in Hong Kong from January 27 to 31, 2010. The Hong Kong Immigration Department denied performance visas of six of Shen Yun's production staff several days before the show. Unable to have the stage setup, Shen Yun was forced to cancel all seven of its shows in Hong Kong.

Shen Yun Performing Arts' Final Show in the Nation's Capital at the Prestigious Kennedy Center Opera House Presented to Yet Another Sold Out Audience on Sunday (Photo)

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Marketing Manager: "Very Magical"

Melanie Edwards, a marketing and business development exhibit manager with Flaky, visited China in 2009. Her introduction to Shen Yun was through a kiosk with a video showing the beauty and grace of Shen Yun. "Just looking at that... [I knew] I would just like to experience it. I just thought it was a phenomenal, amazing, just wonderful experience. It's good to get that Chinese culture, just to see that overall dance performance, see exactly how their culture is dance-wise. It was just beautiful, very magical.

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