Please Help to Bring Shen Yun Back to Ottawa's National Arts Centre
Canadians, not Beijing, should decide what plays on Canada's national stage.
For 18 years, the world-renowned Shen Yun — a dance and music show celebrating China before communism — packed Ottawa’s National Arts Centre (NAC).
Then the NAC dropped it, amid Beijing’s campaign of diplomatic pressure, disinformation, and fake bomb threats to silence the show.
The Chinese Ambassador met twice with NAC leadership in the months before that decision. Whatever the reason, Canada's national stage ended up delivering what Beijing wanted.
More than 170 venues around the world hosted Shen Yun in 2026 despite the same pressure.
Vancouver faced Chinese consulate pressure, but stood firm. Toronto overcame threats from China and brought the show back.
The NAC receives $60 million in annual public funding. It answers to Canadians. Not Beijing.
WE CALL ON:
- The NAC Board: Restore Shen Yun to its stage.
- Prime Minister Carney, the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, the federal government, and all Members of Parliament: Please help bring Shen Yun back to the NAC, ensure no Canadian arts institution yields to Beijing's censorship, and never let relations with China cost our artistic freedom.