“I think during this time right now, all over the world, it just gives you a little bit of hope, a little bit of magic, a little bit of beauty, remembering that beauty that’s still there,” she said of the performance.

“Thank you for bringing that to us during such a difficult time,” Ms. Noel said.

She added that given the opportunity, she would definitely see Shen Yun again, and she recommended more people come to experience Shen Yun for themselves.

“Oh, absolutely. I would do it again. And I would absolutely recommend anyone who’s not seen it to come and see,” she said.

“I think the performance shows a lot of people [are] still dedicated to doing things artistically,” he said. “[They are] showing that there’s still a lot of color, a lot of vibrancy in the world.”

He added that he felt coming to the performance was time well spent: “I’d say that it’s [a] worthwhile escape into Chinese cultural history through the art forms of dance and music and singing.”

“I think it’s very effective. I think it’s a very good way to say, ‘Hey, there’s a bigger story here,’” Mr. Gervais said of Shen Yun. “I think it’s nice that they’re touching on different cultures.”

One of the dances that impressed him the most was the plum blossom dance. The dancers’ use of elaborate props extends their bodies to create a visually stunning performance.

“The way that they’ve synchronized all of the different fans ... I think it was visually stunning,” Mr. Gervais said.