NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.—The audience was enchanted by a performance by Shen Yun Performing Arts at the State Theatre New Jersey on March 30. Brian and Nancy Heitzenroeder enjoyed the show. Mr. Heitzenroeder, an  IT consultant, said it was his first time to see Shen Yun. “It’s a very entertaining show. It’s beautiful. The choreography and the music. It’s just incredible. The whole thing is just very entertaining,” he said.

Mrs. Heitzenroeder said: “I love the show. I love the dancing, the costumes. The music is just phenomenal. The singing is wonderful; the story is just very nice, wholesome stories that you are telling.”

The dance with the flowers especially impressed the Leschots. “It was just very interesting the way they managed to make that work. It was very fun. It was very creative,” said Mr. Leschot.

Mr. Leschot described the spiritual message of the show, “The spiritual message from the show, I think, is to treat people well, and things will go well for you.”

He enjoyed this year, even though it was in a smaller theater: “From a production perspective, it is more challenging to be on the smaller stage, and it’s interesting to see how they’re handling it well. The show is still as good as when it’s on at the Metropolitan Opera or at the Opera House in Newark. I’ve seen them in Newark, Philadelphia, Manhattan.”

He said the performers have unique dancing skills. “The technical skills are 10 plus, off the chart. Really good, yes. It would be hard to give them a rating. I think the traditional Chinese dance is very, very athletic, very challenging,” he said.