VANCOUVER, Canada—Former Mayor of Lillooet and retired mining engineer Peter Busse and his wife, Vera Busse, a retired politician, watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Mar. 22.

“It was amazing. Absolutely amazing,” said Mrs. Busse.

“It was a rich, deep culture that began a lot of things—technology, civil society, everything—you could even trace it back,” he said. “It’s something to revere and celebrate. I just love it. I just thought it was amazing. It grounds you; we’ve come a long way from way back.”

“You guys keep up the good work,” said Mr. Busse, who shared that he found the performance extremely refreshing and that “we'll be here every year. We’re coming every year. And we are going to spread the word around.”