“I think it’s wonderful that we can share each other’s cultures,” Mr. Macey said. “What amazed me is this has been sold out over and over again. So there’s a desire to know other people, other cultures, and to enjoy what a wonderful experience this is, to see the color, the talent, and the synchronization of the people who performed on stage. Absolutely wonderful.”

New York-based Shen Yun is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company. China was once a country that flourished in art, culture, and spirituality, yet many of those elements were destroyed or abolished when the atheist Chinese Communist Party seized power in 1949.

Many of Shen Yun’s founders and performers experienced oppression and even persecution for their beliefs in China, and were forced to flee their homeland. Since its inception in 2006, Shen Yun’s mission has been to revive traditional Chinese culture and showcase the beauty of “China before communism.”

“I think it’s something that people need to understand, that just because we live in America, a free country, that not every place in this world is free,” Mr. Macey said. “We need to share our experiences, our strengths, and our hopes for other people in this nation as well as this world.”

Mr. Macey said he recommends Shen Yun to those who have not yet seen it.