West Palm Beach

“I loved it,” Mr. Paredes said. He appreciated “being able to see history painted for us all the way from 5,000 years ago to modern times.”

Mr. Ira Hochman: “I’m going to recommend it to all my friends in New York and everybody else here and my daughter in Chicago, and the rest of the country.”

“I thought it was artful and soulful,” said Nicole Monet, who has been a dancer all her life.

Lourdes Rivera was struck by China’s vast expanse, with its different customs and traditions, different ethnic and folk dances—“really, really beautiful.” “I love it,” she said.

“I’ve been hearing about it for years,” Mr. Jennings said. “So it’s nice it was in our town where we could see it.”

Carol Davis Waitzkin, a designer with the World of Interiors, attended along with Tim Caffyn, a lawyer. “The first thing I said to Tim was it was exhilarating,” she said.

Shen Yun Performing Arts brings its magical performance to West Palm Beach April 29 and 30. Theatergoers say Shen Yun lifts their spirits.