Even if you don’t know Shen Yun’s name, you’ll know its ads: on a laminated A3 poster, a brightly dressed Chinese dancer leaps through the air, the words “CHINA BEFORE COMMUNISM ...

By Nicole Hong and Michael Rothfeld Over the past year, The New York Times has investigated the inner workings of the dance group Shen Yun, known for its instantly recognizable posters and billboards.