AUSTIN, Texas—Jeff Todd watched Shen Yun Performing Arts with son Jonathan Todd and wife Hong Todd at The Long Center for the Performing Arts on Jan. 6.

“The costumes, the colors, the synchronization with the dancers … I was just telling my wife that the interface between the screen and the dancers—when they go from the stage into the screen, the timing is meticulous, just perfect. Very enjoyable, very fluid, and it’s just all very integrated. Really enjoying it,” he said.

Based in New York, Shen Yun was founded in 2006 and is now the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. Since its inception, Shen Yun has grown from one to eight equally-sized companies that tour the world simultaneously.

“I think that’s helpful because too much information today, I think, is filtered or it’s restricted or people … want you to think along one way or the other. So I think diversity and getting [a] different viewpoint is very helpful, and one that is accurate is nice too.”

“The way they play is really good,” he said. “The conductor … he’s doing a really good job on conducting all the instruments and timing and stuff like that.”

“The choreography was good, and the synchronization between the dancers was perfect,” she said.