Leeshai Lemish

Leeshai Lemish was born in the US. A dual citizen of US and Israel, Leeshai completed high school and served in IDF, then earned his bachelor's degree in Chinese History from Pomona College, California and master's degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics.
Leeshai was arrested, jailed and beaten up by the CCP police in Beijing in November 2001 when he travelled to Beijing and protested against CCP's brutal crackdown on Falun Gong in Tiananmen Square along with 35 other westerner Falun Gong practitioners. He was expelled from China and banned by the CCP since then.
Leeshai became a MC of Shen Yun when Shen Yun was founded in 2006, and has since emceed more than 1,500 performances at hundreds of prestigious theaters such as Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center in the U.S., the London Coliseum, Tokyo Opera City, and many other venues around the world.
Leeshai is fluent in Chinese language, culture and spent years studying ancient Chinese classics i.e. Lao Tze's Art of Tao, Sun Tze's Art of War.
Leeshai is a busy and happy husband and father of a lovely daughter.