LYON, France—On Wednesday, February 8, Lyon was resonating with the sounds of ancestral China as the Amphitheatre 3000 welcomed the sold-out Shen Yun Performing Arts, which was performing from Saturday, Feb. 4 to Thursday, Feb. 9.

Magali Esposito is a company executive in real estate strategy, and among the theatergoers.

“I find the show absolutely fantastic! We are not used to seeing this type of show in Lyon, which perfectly combines dance, acrobatic [techniques], singing, and music,” she said,

“I am impressed by the technical talent of the dancers but also by the story they tell,” Ms. Esposito said. “I find it very courageous to oppose the current [Chinese communist] regime and [Shen Yun] standing up for their values and their way of seeing society and the future of society.”

Being a Catholic, Ms. Esposito practices meditation and said she felt during the performance “that certain parts were very meditative and inspiring to actually connect with the Creator.”

She also felt joy. A deep joy which she explained as follows: “In fact, the joy, I feel it in the dancers’ leaps ... I feel it in the smile ... in their permanent smile. I feel it in the sounds of that two-stringed instrument (erhu) and in the voices of the singer ... and in that perfect choreography which is really set up to the millimeter.”

“This show brings a lot of hope in a world where we live in war ... where war is everywhere and we are threatened by a Third World War ... To see people fighting in this way for peace—for peace and for harmony in the world is really very inspiring!”