NEW YORK CITY—David Loewenstein, chairman of the board of a pharmaceutical company, expressed great admiration for the artists of Shen Yun Performing Arts after seeing the Lincoln Center opening night performance on March 26.

“I thought it was a fabulous extravaganza. I think the classical dance and the choreography is just spectacular,” Mr. Loewenstein said.

“They are a dedicated professional group of wonderful young dancers and singers and musicians. And it’s so important to share that with the rest of the world.”

Mr. Loewenstein thought Shen Yun’s mission important, adding that Shen Yun was a cultural and not political performance, and that’s what made it so important.

“We must never forget our heritage and our background because they provide our values. And I feel that that was a representation of the beautiful Chinese heritage,” he said. “It doesn’t represent the political faction, but the cultural faction, which is so important.”

“I felt an undercurrent of spirituality, of a message, of Buddhism, of various different cultures that we need to understand better because it makes the world a better place,” he said. “It’s great.”