Sarah Reznick of Long Beach, left, Abbey Ngai of Cold Spring Harbor and Hannah Van Middelem of Mount Sinai pose for a portrait during Newsday's varsity girls lacrosse season preview photo shoot at ...

Shen Yun performers are taught to greet Falun Gong’s founder, Li Hongzhi, seen here in 1999, by bowing, clasping their hands and calling him the Chinese word for “master.” The New York Times ...

Many performers who wanted to quit faced threats and intimidation. They were told that they would be in danger if they left because they would lose Mr. Li’s divine protection. Shen Yun’s ...