That the Chinese dance troupe Shen Yun, which celebrates “China before communism” in its popular shows, is able to perform as regularly as it does despite nonstop threats by fervent friends of the Chinese Communist Party is remarkable. But Shen Yun is not the only party who decides whether the show can go on when such threats are made (The Canadian Press, April 2, 2026).
The presenter of Shen Yun’s run in Toronto says the venue hosting the dance troupe’s shows has cancelled the performances after receiving bomb threats.
The Falun Dafa Association of Toronto says the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts cancelled its remaining shows scheduled between April 1 and 5.
Association spokesperson Joel Chipkar calls the threats, which he alleges were linked to the Chinese Communist Party, a “cowardly attack” on freedom of expression aimed at silencing the show.
Falun Dafa, or Falun Gong, is a spiritual movement that has been banned by the Chinese government.
Toronto police say the threats against Shen Yun shows were “determined to be unfounded,” and the origin of the threats is unknown.
Discovering that the bomb threats are unfounded and inability to identify the little-pink hooligans responsible for the threats—often emailed in or phoned in—is the usual, nothing new. The variable is whether a venue will let Shen Yun perform despite the threats.
The dance troupe itself can be depended on. It forges ahead despite everything.
Also see:
The Epoch Times: “New York Times Relies on Distortion, Omission in Effort to Smear Shen Yun”
The Epoch Times: “South Korea Blocks US Performing Arts Company, Raising Concerns Over Chinese Influence”
