Shen Yun principal dancer Jared Ren said, “I feel very honored and very excited to be part of the first show of the 20th year. And I’m just really, really eager to show the audience all our hard work that we put in this year, and to show what we have for this year.”
“What we portray with Shen Yun is a traditional Chinese culture, the real traditional Chinese culture: ‘China before communism,’” Ren said.
Through classical Chinese dance and a unique blend of Eastern and Western music, the New York-based Shen Yun artists aim to share hope and traditional values with audiences worldwide.
“I have a feeling that traditional values like truthfulness, compassion, tolerance, courage, dignity are still alive and relevant in the world today,” Pun said.
Ren added, “You know, right now, we’re living in very dark times. A lot of hard, hard stuff is happening. But then, we want to show people that there’s still hope in this world, and maybe that hope is Shen Yun.”
Shen Yun erhu soloist Linda Wang said, “As this year marks Shen Yun’s 20th anniversary and also the opening performance of the 2026 tour, I feel both honored and excited.”
“Now that we finally have the chance to share it with the audience, I feel very excited. I believe audiences will truly love our performance.”
Ren added, “That is what the CCP is afraid of ... to have the world see how wonderful and how knowledgeable and great the Chinese people were without this totalitarian government repressing them.
“I think a lot of people really understand that anything the CCP is against is going to be good—it’s going to be worth watching. If they [the CCP] are willing to invest their time, energy, and money—this biggest government in the whole world right now, they’re spending their time and effort to repress us—that means we’re doing something very, very correct.”
Over the years, Shen Yun has been warmly embraced by mainstream audiences in France, with performances nearly always selling out. This year, box office results have once again reached new highs. According to the French presenter, performances in nine cities are already completely sold out. By the end of January next year, all 99 performances across 15 French cities are expected to sell out. Due to overwhelming demand, ticket sales for Shen Yun’s 2027 season in 10 cities have already opened in advance.
