COSTA MESA, Calif.—The audience loved the performance of Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California, on March 16. John and Mary Beth Stevenson enjoyed the whole experience sitting near the stage.

The music transported her into a wonderful dream-like world, she said. “The music is amazing. When you’re in there, it’s almost like you’re in an hour-long daydream, like a little fantasy. It’s beautiful the way they move.”

“We take a lot for granted here. It still matters [even if] it’s all so long ago, that it still matters,” she said.

“I’m enjoying it. It’s very well executed. I just like the way it all blends in together. The storyline becomes easier to pick up,” he said.

Mrs. Quinn, who manages commercial accounts for a company, said, “What I think is special is, like they said, China is still very different. Very different for people. It was beautiful, the divine part of it, trying to have it be that way again someday would be really nice.”

“What’s cool is this is quite a historical event that’s being played out. I mean, thousands of years. This culture is well embedded. That’s what’s neat to see that resonates throughout the performance,” he said.

“I’ve been studying China, actually. Yes, I have. I’ve been watching some documentaries, quite a few on the country and all the diversity, and it’s gorgeous. It really is. It’s a huge, huge place, and there’s several different cultures there. So it’s intriguing,” he said.

Mr. Quinn expressed encouragement to the performers. “I’m very grateful to be here. Congratulations on being so proficient.”

Mrs. Quinn agreed with her husband’s sentiments. “Blessings to them that they’re able to be here, be a part of the United States, and just grow, and do everything they want to do, other than being in China.”