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Shen Yun

2022-04-23T17:05:35Z

PrinceFortinbras: improving

Shen Yun Performing Arts ("Shen Yun" 神韻) is a live dance and music performance that tours theaters around the world, though notably not in mainland China where performers and their families have faced persecution for their faith.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shenyunperformingarts.org/news/view/article/e/j5ub_z6mpGc/steven-wang-mother-persecution-in-china.html|title=Beyond the Dance: Real Persecution in China}}</ref> Shen Yun celebrates Chinese civilization, particularly its spirituality and cultural diversity. Performances feature classical Chinese dance, ethnic and folk dance, story-based dance, and an orchestra that uses both classical Western and Eastern instruments. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://gazette.com/sponsored/what-s-behind-the-dance-of-shen-yun/article_2ad17a16-6287-11ec-9831-77c951bc67c9.html|title=The Gazette "What's Behind the Dance of Shen Yun}}</ref>

== History ==

Shen Yun was established in upstate New York in 2006. Its tours have included countries throughout North America, South America, and Europe, as well as Australia, New Zealand, Tiawan, Japan, and Israel. The Shen Yun tours were all canceled in spring of 2020 during the global COVID-19 pandemic. However, performances resumed partially in 2021 and have fully resumed in 2022. In 2012, Shen Yun also launched symphony orchestra tours without dance.

== Critical Response ==

Shen Yun has been acclaimed for the quality of its dance and music. According to State Whispers: "Every hand moves as one, every turn, every arabesque is the same height. It’s really quite breath-taking and many ballet companies would do well to study the discipline of Shen-Yun’s dancers, along with their superb technique."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/shen-yun-0|title=State Whispers Review of Shen Yun}}</ref>

A self-proclaimed tough dance critic, choreographer Elliot Treend saw Shen Yun in London, England and said, “I can be quite a nasty person when I watch performances and I take notes and I can be quite critical and negative, and I thought it was wonderful. I was really analyzing the choreography, analyzing the dances and they look beautiful. . .What can I say — yeah, I’d come and see it again.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shenyunperformingarts.org/reviews/view/article/e/2rsmXsCgeeg/elliot-treend|title=Shen Yun Review "Elliot Treend"}}</ref>

Critics have also praised it for being family friendly. Geek Mom lists "10 Reasons to Take Your Family to See Shen Yun." <ref>{{cite web|url=https://geekmom.com/2018/03/10-reasons-to-take-your-family-to-see-shen-yun/|title=Geek Mom "10 Reasons to Take Your Family to See Shen Yun"}}</ref>

Mainstream news media have run negative reviews of Shen Yun because they are upset by Shen Yun's embracing of tradition over modern trends. In particular, Shen Yun features one or two vocalists whose lyrics are often critical of atheism and evolution.

== CCP Attacks on Shen Yun ==

Shen Yun has been harassed by CCP agents in the United States and other countries, including attempts by consular officials to get shows canceled and the slashing of Shen Yun tour bus tires. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theepochtimes.com/beijings-long-arm-targets-shen-yun-artists-in-upstate-new-york_4400224.html|title=The Epoch Times "Beijing's Long Arm Targets Shen Yun in Upstate New York}}</ref>

Shen Yun is constantly attacked by the [[CCP]]'s [[50 cent Army]] as well as leftist [[mainstream media]] outlets in the US. In a video entitled, ''The show China does not want you to see'', NTD reported,
{{quotebox|[[Beijing]] is known for using the [[Internet]] to influence public opinion both inside China and in [[the West]]...Negative changes are made on Shen Yun's Wikipedia page almost on a daily basis. You think, ''who's actually so motivated and has the time and the energy, who's not on salary to actually go and do this on such a large scale?'' And so you have these articles. But as the world gets to know more about the Chinese regime's [[tactic]]s, sometimes the interference can also backfire, making the [[audience]] more curious to see the show because of the [[politics]] in China.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgAJtklTyFk</ref>}}
Shen Yun bills itself as “a presentation of traditional Chinese culture as it once was: a study in grace, wisdom, and the virtues distilled from the five millennia of Chinese civilization,”<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smRJn7qDgTQ</ref> prior to the revolution of [[Cultural Marxism]] in the 1960s which [[Cultural Revolution|exterminated traditional culture]] and opponents of [[socialism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/stepping-into-the-uncanny-unsettling-world-of-shen-yun|title=Stepping Into the Uncanny, Unsettling World of Shen Yun|last1=Jia|first1=Tolentino|authorlink=Jia Tolentino|date=2019-03-19|website=New Yorker|accessdate=}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Falun Gong]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:China]]
[[Category:Anti-Communism]]

Shen Yun

2022-04-23T16:37:23Z

PrinceFortinbras: improved

Shen Yun Performing Arts ("Shen Yun" 神韻) is a live dance and music performance that tours theaters around the world, though notably not in mainland China where performers and their families have faced persecution for their faith.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shenyunperformingarts.org/news/view/article/e/j5ub_z6mpGc/steven-wang-mother-persecution-in-china.html|title=Beyond the Dance: Real Persecution in China}}</ref> Shen Yun celebrates Chinese civilization, particularly its spirituality and cultural diversity. Performances feature classical Chinese dance, ethnic and folk dance, story-based dance, and an orchestra that uses both classical Western and Eastern instruments. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://gazette.com/sponsored/what-s-behind-the-dance-of-shen-yun/article_2ad17a16-6287-11ec-9831-77c951bc67c9.html|title=The Gazette "What's Behind the Dance of Shen Yun}}</ref>

== History ==

Shen Yun was established in upstate New York in 2006. Its tours have included countries throughout North America, South America, and Europe, as well as Australia, New Zealand, Tiawan, Japan, and Israel. The Shen Yun tours were all canceled in spring of 2020 during the global COVID-19 pandemic. However, performances resumed partially in 2021 and have fully resumed in 2022. In 2012, Shen Yun also launched symphony orchestra tours without dance.

== Critical Response ==

Shen Yun has been acclaimed for the quality of its dance and music. According to State Whispers: "Every hand moves as one, every turn, every arabesque is the same height. It’s really quite breath-taking and many ballet companies would do well to study the discipline of Shen-Yun’s dancers, along with their superb technique."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/shen-yun-0|title=State Whispers Review of Shen Yun}}</ref>

A self-proclaimed tough dance critic, choreographer Elliot Treend saw Shen Yun in London, England and said, “I can be quite a nasty person when I watch performances and I take notes and I can be quite critical and negative, and I thought it was wonderful. I was really analyzing the choreography, analyzing the dances and they look beautiful. . .What can I say — yeah, I’d come and see it again.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shenyunperformingarts.org/reviews/view/article/e/2rsmXsCgeeg/elliot-treend|title=Shen Yun Review "Elliot Treend"}}</ref>

Critics have also praised it for being family friends. Geek Mom lists "10 Reasons to Take Your Family to See Shen Yun." <ref>{{cite web|url=https://geekmom.com/2018/03/10-reasons-to-take-your-family-to-see-shen-yun/|title=Geek Mom "10 Reasons to Take Your Family to See Shen Yun"}}</ref>

Mainstream news media have run negative reviews upset by Shen Yun's embracing of tradition over modern trends, and Shen Yun lyrics that are critical of atheism and evolution.

Shen Yun is constantly attacked by the [[CCP]]'s [[50 cent Army]] as well as leftist [[mainstream media]] outlets in the US. In a video entitled, ''The show China does not want you to see'', NTD reported,
{{quotebox|[[Beijing]] is known for using the [[Internet]] to influence public opinion both inside China and in [[the West]]...Negative changes are made on Shen Yun's Wikipedia page almost on a daily basis. You think, ''who's actually so motivated and has the time and the energy, who's not on salary to actually go and do this on such a large scale?'' And so you have these articles. But as the world gets to know more about the Chinese regime's [[tactic]]s, sometimes the interference can also backfire, making the [[audience]] more curious to see the show because of the [[politics]] in China.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgAJtklTyFk</ref>}}
Shen Yun bills itself as “a presentation of traditional Chinese culture as it once was: a study in grace, wisdom, and the virtues distilled from the five millennia of Chinese civilization,”<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smRJn7qDgTQ</ref> prior to the revolution of [[Cultural Marxism]] in the 1960s which [[Cultural Revolution|exterminated traditional culture]] and opponents of [[socialism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/stepping-into-the-uncanny-unsettling-world-of-shen-yun|title=Stepping Into the Uncanny, Unsettling World of Shen Yun|last1=Jia|first1=Tolentino|authorlink=Jia Tolentino|date=2019-03-19|website=New Yorker|accessdate=}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Falun Gong]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:China]]
[[Category:Anti-Communism]]

Shen Yun

2022-04-23T15:55:44Z

PrinceFortinbras: improving

The Society of Classical Poets

2021-10-08T02:48:42Z

PrinceFortinbras: clarification

The '''Society of Classical Poets''' is a nonprofit organization based in New York that is dedicated to reviving traditional poetry. It typically publishes, online and in its annual Journal,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Society of Classical Poets: Submissions Information |url=https://www.writerswrite.com/guidelines/market/983 |website=Writers Write |accessdate=13 August 2020}}</ref> a variety of poetry that uses meter and other traditional techniques, such as rhyme and alliteration.

== History ==
The Society was established in 2012 by Evan Mantyk, an [[teacher|English teacher]], and Joshua Philipp, a journalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebookendsreview.com/2017/01/18/interview-w-evan-mantyk/|title=Interview w/ Evan Mantyk – The Bookends Review|date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> It runs several poetry contests, including an annual general poetry competition, a high school poetry competition, and a translation poetry competition yearly since 2012. It has also held a "Friends of Falun Gong Poetry Contest", yearly since 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Friends of Falun Gong 2020 Poetry Contest Winners Announced |url=https://classicalpoets.org/2020/05/13/friends-of-falun-gong-2020-poetry-contest-winners-announced/ |website=Society of Classical Poets |accessdate=13 July 2020 |date=13 May 2020}}</ref> The Society has also held an annual haiku competition since 2020.

==Public Promotion of Classical Poetry==
Beginning in 2019, in addition to the daily posting of formal poetry on its web site, the Society of Classical Poets has held public events for the promotion of traditional poetry with meter and rhyme.

On June 17, 2019, the Society of Classical Poets held a Symposium at the Princeton Club in Manhattan, <ref>{{cite web|url=https://classicalpoets.org/2019/06/28/the-rebirth-of-poetry-is-here-first-scp-symposium-held/ |website=Society of Classical Poets|title=The rebirth of poetry is here|accessdate=3 May 2021 |date=28 June 2019}}</ref>where Society president Evan Mantyk said, “We say that rhyme and meter are the key to bringing poetry out of the narrow halls of academia and making it a widely loved art form once again.” <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Society+of+Classical+Poets+Symposium+at+the+Princeton+Club+of+New+York |title=Society of Classical Poets Symposium at the Princeton Club of New York|accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref>

In 2020, the Society’s online symposium featured A.M. Juster, a major formalist poet <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wgbh.org/news/post/double-identity-mike-astrue-am-juster-poetry |title=Couble Identity: Mike Astrue as A.M. Juster on poetry |accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref> as well as the former Social Security Administration Commissioner under the Obama and Bush administrations. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/history/astrue.html |title=Social Security History, SSA Commissioners, Michael J. Astrue|accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
[http://classicalpoets.org Society of Classical Poets's] website

The Society of Classical Poets

2021-10-01T23:37:16Z

PrinceFortinbras: added state

The '''Society of Classical Poets''' is a nonprofit organization based in New York that is dedicated to reviving traditional poetry. It typically publishes, online and in its annual Journal,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Society of Classical Poets: Submissions Information |url=https://www.writerswrite.com/guidelines/market/983 |website=Writers Write |accessdate=13 August 2020}}</ref> a variety of poetry that uses rhyme and meter.

== History ==
The Society was established in 2012 by Evan Mantyk, an [[teacher|English teacher]], and Joshua Philipp, a journalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebookendsreview.com/2017/01/18/interview-w-evan-mantyk/|title=Interview w/ Evan Mantyk – The Bookends Review|date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> It runs several poetry contests, including an annual general poetry competition, a high school poetry competition, and a translation poetry competition yearly since 2012. It has also held a "Friends of Falun Gong Poetry Contest", yearly since 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Friends of Falun Gong 2020 Poetry Contest Winners Announced |url=https://classicalpoets.org/2020/05/13/friends-of-falun-gong-2020-poetry-contest-winners-announced/ |website=Society of Classical Poets |accessdate=13 July 2020 |date=13 May 2020}}</ref>

==Public Promotion of Classical Poetry==
Beginning in 2019, in addition to the daily posting of formal poetry on its web site, the Society of Classical Poets has held public events for the promotion of traditional poetry with meter and rhyme.

On June 17, 2019, the Society of Classical Poets held a Symposium at the Princeton Club in Manhattan, <ref>{{cite web|url=https://classicalpoets.org/2019/06/28/the-rebirth-of-poetry-is-here-first-scp-symposium-held/ |website=Society of Classical Poets|title=The rebirth of poetry is here|accessdate=3 May 2021 |date=28 June 2019}}</ref>where Society president Evan Mantyk said, “We say that rhyme and meter are the key to bringing poetry out of the narrow halls of academia and making it a widely loved art form once again.” <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Society+of+Classical+Poets+Symposium+at+the+Princeton+Club+of+New+York |title=Society of Classical Poets Symposium at the Princeton Club of New York|accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref>

In 2020, the Society’s online symposium featured A.M. Juster, a major formalist poet <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wgbh.org/news/post/double-identity-mike-astrue-am-juster-poetry |title=Couble Identity: Mike Astrue as A.M. Juster on poetry |accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref> as well as the former Social Security Administration Commissioner under the Obama and Bush administrations. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/history/astrue.html |title=Social Security History, SSA Commissioners, Michael J. Astrue|accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
[http://classicalpoets.org Society of Classical Poets's] website

The Society of Classical Poets

2021-10-01T01:27:21Z

PrinceFortinbras: deleted irrelevant info

The '''Society of Classical Poets''' is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to reviving traditional poetry. It typically publishes, online and in its annual Journal,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Society of Classical Poets: Submissions Information |url=https://www.writerswrite.com/guidelines/market/983 |website=Writers Write |accessdate=13 August 2020}}</ref> a variety of poetry that uses rhyme and meter.

== History ==
The Society was established in 2012 by Evan Mantyk, an [[teacher|English teacher]], and Joshua Philipp, a journalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebookendsreview.com/2017/01/18/interview-w-evan-mantyk/|title=Interview w/ Evan Mantyk – The Bookends Review|date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> It runs several poetry contests, including an annual general poetry competition, a high school poetry competition, and a translation poetry competition yearly since 2012. It has also held a "Friends of Falun Gong Poetry Contest", yearly since 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Friends of Falun Gong 2020 Poetry Contest Winners Announced |url=https://classicalpoets.org/2020/05/13/friends-of-falun-gong-2020-poetry-contest-winners-announced/ |website=Society of Classical Poets |accessdate=13 July 2020 |date=13 May 2020}}</ref>

==Public Promotion of Classical Poetry==
Beginning in 2019, in addition to the daily posting of formal poetry on its web site, the Society of Classical Poets has held public events for the promotion of traditional poetry with meter and rhyme.

On June 17, 2019, the Society of Classical Poets held a Symposium at the Princeton Club in Manhattan, <ref>{{cite web|url=https://classicalpoets.org/2019/06/28/the-rebirth-of-poetry-is-here-first-scp-symposium-held/ |website=Society of Classical Poets|title=The rebirth of poetry is here|accessdate=3 May 2021 |date=28 June 2019}}</ref>where Society president Evan Mantyk said, “We say that rhyme and meter are the key to bringing poetry out of the narrow halls of academia and making it a widely loved art form once again.” <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Society+of+Classical+Poets+Symposium+at+the+Princeton+Club+of+New+York |title=Society of Classical Poets Symposium at the Princeton Club of New York|accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref>

In 2020, the Society’s online symposium featured A.M. Juster, a major formalist poet <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wgbh.org/news/post/double-identity-mike-astrue-am-juster-poetry |title=Couble Identity: Mike Astrue as A.M. Juster on poetry |accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref> as well as the former Social Security Administration Commissioner under the Obama and Bush administrations. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/history/astrue.html |title=Social Security History, SSA Commissioners, Michael J. Astrue|accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
[http://classicalpoets.org Society of Classical Poets's] website

The Society of Classical Poets

2021-10-01T01:26:11Z

PrinceFortinbras: just setting up page