MISSISSAUGA, Canada—The Living Arts Centre was brimming with families eager to experience Shen Yun Performing Arts at its matinee performance on March 27, some of them coming to see the show based on the suggestion of or a gift from a family member.

Claudine Keats, a marketing director for medical device company BD-Canada, attended the performance with her son as a gift from her father, who had seen Shen Yun himself.

“It was spiritual, it was exciting. There was history, it was just amazing,” she said.

New York-based Shen Yun, the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company, has a mission to revive China’s 5,000 years of traditional culture before it was systematically dismantled under communism.

During the performance, the emcees explained that in ancient China, music was the first medicine.

“To me, that was very spiritual. And then of course, the spirituality of [the actors] going up into the heavens and coming back onto Earth,” she said.

For her, Shen Yun’s overall message is one of perseverance.

“I would recommend it hands down,” she said. “It’s going to come back next year. I will be in line to get the tickets next year as well. Really, a phenomenal experience for anybody, no matter what the age.”

Reporting by Xinxin Teng.

The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of Shen Yun Performing Arts. We have covered audience reactions since Shen Yun’s inception in 2006.