“The dancers are working with their soul, they’re dancing with their spirit—they’re not just dancing with their bodies. There’s something in them that transcends themselves on stage. They’re there for the enjoyment, the well-being of others. On the outside they are professionals, but on the inside, there’s a simple soul made up of blissfulness and spirit,” said Mr. Noury.

“It was a beautiful, magnificent show, one where you’re transported to another place, where you let yourself be carried away,” he said.

Since 2006, Shen Yun has grown from one to eight companies touring around the world simultaneously. And each year, Shen Yun puts on an all-new production.

“All the color that surrounds this performance, the multiple costumes, transport us to China’s history. And now we want to come back, and we probably will, since the hostess told us that just because you see the show once doesn’t mean you’ve seen everything. So we'll definitely be back,” said Mr. Noury.

“We want to get to know these people. We’ve glimpsed into something that is certainly good. So we want to get to know them better. We want to come back one more time,” he said.

“Shen Yun has shown us that China is a magnificent country, but there is also harshness and suffering. Hopefully one day everyone there will be able to experience freedom,” shared Mr. Noury.

“The digital backdrop is magnificently done. We can see the dancers taking flight on the screen,” said Mr. Noury.

With the help of the backdrop, Shen Yun’s final dance portrays the Creator offering salvation at the moment of desperation.

“We saw the scene of the natural disaster on earth, and then the Buddha who wards off this misfortune. We said to ourselves, yes maybe we’re protected, maybe there’s a divinity somewhere who’s protecting us and who will certainly bring us back to peace one day. We felt it at that moment,” expressed Mr. Noury.

He also shared his wholehearted recommendation that everyone should come to see Shen Yun.

“You absolutely have to go and see it,” he said.