BOSTON—The audience at the Boch Center’s Wang Theatre gave Shen Yun Performing Arts a warm welcome on April 6.

Paul Tarnowski, owner of a senior living facility, came with Diane Dunn, a retired owner of a women’s boutique.

Mr. Tarnowski said he was inspired. “The inspiration that we’re all here together and that there’s a being, a Divine Being that is here with us. And we gotta be able to do what we can to stop communism. You know, get everything back the way it was. When you get rid of communism, you get back to the original [culture].”

As the curtain opens, the Creator comes down to give culture to humanity, with divine beings following Him.

“It was very apparent the way it started and everybody coming up from heaven, following God down to the earth,” Mr. Tarnowski said.

Ms. Dunn enjoyed the dancers. “Remarkable,” she said. “So beautiful. The colors were spectacular. And they were so ethereal, so flowing and feminine, light. Beautiful.”

Many audience members have commented on how the energy on the stage comes directly to people’s hearts, and the show’s beauty speaks to their souls.

“Yes. It touched us. You can feel the heart of the dancers because you don’t necessarily watch who they are. You watch what they emanate through their dance, their heart, their passion,” Ms. Dunn said.

Mr. Tarnowski said he could feel the spirit of dancers as “the spirit of the divine.”

Ms. Dunn said, “I’ve never heard of that before. She was incredible. So talented. What she created for the music from that instrument with just the two strings was remarkable.”

She said she could feel emotions in the tone of the music. “It just feels peaceful, and it’s gripping. You just get something from the whole thing.”

After the show, Mr. Tarnowski said that Shen Yun was “inspiring. I don’t think we said one word to one another all the way [home]. We’re just so mesmerized by the whole thing.”