On the occasion of the traditional Chinese festival, Lantern Festival (March 3, 2026), NTD Television will exclusively broadcast the “NTD Global Chinese New Year Gala – Shen Yun Gala” and the “Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Concert.” The Shen Yun Gala will feature performances by Shen Yun Art Troupe, Fei Tian College, and Fei Tian Academy of the Arts. Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra previously broadcast a concert in mainland China in 2023.
NTD will broadcast the programs to mainland China via satellite, streaming websites, circumvention tools, and iBoTV; overseas TV channels will only broadcast to the United States. Roku will only air the channels on the East Coast (accessible nationwide). Please note: if your Roku player is too old (older than 2014 models), it may not play the content. It is recommended to purchase a new Roku device. Details can be found here: https://developer.roku.com/docs/specs/hardware.md
The Shen Yun Gala and Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Concert will be broadcast together on Lantern Festival, promising a night of excitement that cannot be missed!
Date: Evening of March 3, 2026 (local time for all).
Established in New York in 2006, Shen Yun Art Troupe has grown into one of the world’s leading classical Chinese dance and traditional music arts troupes, with eight equally-sized troupes globally, presenting new original works annually.
The Shen Yun programs draw inspiration from China’s five thousand years of civilizational history, ranging from myths and legends to imperial banquets, from snowy mountains and grasslands to southern courtyards… the rich and colorful traditional Chinese stories serve as an endless source of inspiration.
Currently, Shen Yun Art Troupe is on a global tour. The 2026 performance season, which started at the end of last year, covers all five continents globally, visiting at least 20 countries, including the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and more.
Over the past two months, theaters worldwide have been consistently full, adding seats, selling out, with tickets becoming increasingly hard to come by:
– All nine showings in Italy sold out,
– 14 shows in Poland were fully booked,
– Long Beach, California sold out,
– Houston had massive attendance,
– 33 sold-out shows in seven cities in Taiwan,
– France, with 190,000 tickets sold since late November, saw many cities sold out, and more, with Shen Yun receiving awards from various cities worldwide.
Audiences worldwide are highly praising the performances: a star-studded event in Milan, Italy, praising Shen Yun; Miss Italy beauty pageant winner appreciating the true beauty of China; Prince and Princess of Vienna remarking “people should return to faith”; head of a French religious order – “outstanding”; an Australian architect praising the beauty that leaves one breathless; a former Hollywood special effects artist praising Shen Yun as world-class performance; a prominent American producer likening Shen Yun to Noah’s Ark; a U.S. CEO watching Shen Yun 12 times and praising its sky-high standards; the President of Taiwan presenting a flower basket to congratulate, the Premier also impressed upon watching Shen Yun; a venerable monk in Taiwan stating Shen Yun is the divine will from above and the vessel to save people, and more.
For more audience feedback, please visit: https://www.epochtimes.com/b5/nf4830.htm
At the same time, NTD will also proudly broadcast the “Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Concert” featuring original compositions by the Shen Yun Art Troupe. According to the Shen Yun website, the orchestra is based on Western orchestras, with traditional Chinese instruments like erhu, pipa leading or soloing, creating harmonious and melodious music. It exudes the grandeur and brilliance of Western symphonies while highlighting the national essence and unique style of Chinese civilization and arts over five thousand years.