“Beautiful, divine. The name they give it—‘Shen Yun’—really deserves it, for the dance, the handling of the body, of their body language, of what they project, of the discipline, it was a beauty,” said José Andrés Huertas Romero, who attended the opening night performance.

This ancient culture spoke to Mr. Romero, who, like many audience members, found the art spiritual and universally resonant.

“In fact, the content of the dance in general was very close to what we live and what we are, wasn’t it? We come from various parts of the world, of the planet, of the galaxy, to learn, to become more human, to express our good relations with the world, with our fellow men, to be able to continue evolving in the mystery of what this creation is,” he said, sharing his interpretation of the stories he saw.

From the moment the curtain opened, “you feel a deep energy inside,” Mr. Romero said. He said he would take away important messages from the performance, and felt the artists were “trying to express beauty, inner beauty through movement, through the voice, and through a message of benevolence, respect, joy.”

Jorge Andrés Fernández Hernández, a dental surgeon, was deeply moved by the performance and said the artists had conveyed much through movement.

“You can see the hard work of the actors and the precision of their work, they are coordinated, you can see that it is a huge work of many years, this is not from one day to another. The show, the colors, and there is something interesting about the work, what you feel; that is, it is not only what you see, what you feel, the feeling,” he said.

Audiences attending Shen Yun from May 1 to May 4 in Mexico City continued to share experiences of joy and gratitude.

André Fullón Gómez, a retired general, had come to see Shen Yun on May 3 with a party of seven, encompassing three generations.

“Here, as we see, it is a song that has become a virtue,” he said. “A value is explained, analyzed, studied, and a virtue is lived.”

“I liked it very much. It caught my attention,” he said.

Gerardo de la Concha Medina, a writer, found Shen Yun to be an interesting and admirable synthesis of different things.

“I think it’s a great combination between the traditional that is exhibited from traditional Chinese culture, with modern innovations that make the show very attractive,” he said, referring to the innovative stagecraft that includes a digital backdrop, paired with the ancient art forms. “Plus, it’s a show that has an underlying message. That is, the traditional is beautiful. And the modern world has forgotten that.”

“Besides the great artistic ability, I think Shen Yun is among the most important dance companies in the world,” he added.

“I admire their discipline and artistic quality. Also, something that is very important: their state of mind at the moment of doing the dances is very appreciable. If they are funny, they are funny. If they are energetic, they are energetic. They act very well. Besides being very good dancers, they are very nice,” he said.

“It teaches us about kindness, loyalty, and responsibility. It’s something very beautiful,” she said. She said the artists conveyed beautiful ideas, including “that heaven exists, that goodness exists, and that there is life beyond what is here,” and important messages that she hoped to pass on to children today.

After missing out on seeing Shen Yun once before, due to the pandemic, Carla Aldas and Roberto Navas attended Shen Yun on May 3 to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary.

“It’s a magnificent gift we’ve given each other,” Ms. Addas said.

The couple was impressed with the level of production.

“It’s spectacular because the synchronization is perfect, it’s perfect. It’s very well done, and the digital version of the images is spectacular,” said Mr. Nava, a consultant. “I loved the soprano. The soprano surprised me; it’s a spectacle, an incredible voice.”

“It evokes what is truly being lost in this world, which is what’s inside,” he said.

Mauricio Yáñez, a managing director of Kohler, said he felt he had many things in common with the traditional Chinese culture while watching Shen Yun on May 3.

“The spiritual way people try to be good, trying to find God in some cases,” he said, adding that this was not something he had associated with China.

“We learn something we never thought the Chinese could feel and convey to us, because we’re so far away,” he said. “Maybe someday the world will be one and we'll be able to learn more about you and our culture. That would be great ... that would be the future.”