A Chinese performing arts company and touring show discussed as potentially being a money laundering scheme and mentioned in connection with cultural disconnection.
"in 2014 i was denied entrance to a showing of Shen Yun even though i had valid tickets because they didn't want to "spook the children" despite there being 6-8 children in the audience max. a lowly popcorn vendor took pity on me and let me listen to the show from the sewers beneath the theater like "
"Out-of-touch aging trophy wife tries to connect with overworked hotel manager Ping-Lin by making small talk about her favorite tv shows, but discovers they're all banned so Ping-Lin hasn't seen them. Then she tries to talk about the time she saw Shen Yun and learns that's banned too"