Since it was founded in 2006, the Shen Yun Performing Arts group has been affiliated with the Falun Gong religion. Here's everything to know about the controversial dance group.

Former dancers sue Shen Yun, alleging forced child labor and brutal conditions Two former dancers allege that they lived under a culture of fear and routinely performed despite injuries.

Shen Yun spends a far smaller share of its revenue on salaries than several other large nonprofit dance and theater companies based in New York, a review of tax filings shows.

Shen Yun, a music and dance group affiliated with a spiritual movement, has faced legal troubles in recent weeks even as it continues its tour through the U.S.

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 ...

Shen Yun also denied our request to tour its training compound in Cuddebackville, N.Y., a hamlet about a two-hour drive from New York City. So, we visited the area on our own.

Over the past decade, the dance group Shen Yun Performing Arts has made money at a staggering rate. The group had $60 million in 2015. It had $144 million by 2019.

Shen Yun, which is operated by the Falun Gong religious movement from a guarded, 400-acre campus in Orange County northwest of New York City, requires its performers to keep grueling tour ...

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What the lawsuit says . At around age 13, Cheng left her family and home in New Zealand in 2010 to join the Shen Yun dance company in the U.S. Her decision to join was driven by a desire to make ...