The audience included those who had traveled from Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore and Vietnam. In fact, 200 people had flown from Vietnam just to see Shen Yun’s performance. At the end of the performance, two curtain calls were met with a standing ovation and thundering applause.

“There are many pieces of evidence that the live organ harvesting depicted in the modern-day piece is true,” he said. “I’m sure it is still ongoing. The Chinese Communist Party is evil, and does unimaginable things, one more vile than the next.”

Mr. Hsu believes that “the evil government is something we have to fight against together. If nobody says anything, that equates to allowing their existence as a threat to humankind.”

“I think I am very fortunate,” said LONG. “I am deeply touched.”

LONG said that he was moved to tears by the faith of Falun Dafa practitioners presented on stage. He said that he was thankful toward his mother, who had encouraged him to see the performance.

“It truly took my breath away,” she said. “The music sounded so natural; it didn’t sound like it was forcibly trying to match the story, which really made it part of the story itself.”

“That they have new choreography and new music every years shows how much heart they’ve put into it,” said Ms. Ho.

Mr. Lin was both surprised and delighted by the way Shen Yun portrayed the truth about the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of followers of Falun Dafa—a spiritual practice that teaches the principles of truthfulness, compassion, tolerance—in one of its story dances set in the modern day.

“The performance was very bold to present certain sensitive topics to the audience. I am not from mainland China and can sometimes see news about China overseas. I did not expect Shen Yun to present the truth with such passion!”

“I hope that more people can take interest and learn about these things through this performance,” added Ms. Chang. “Every country is entitled to freedom of religion. Shen Yun can inspire people to search for the truth and things they did not know before, such as Falun Dafa’s persecution.”

Ms. Chang explained that she and Mr. Lin were Christians. “As Christians, we are open to a lot of things, and should have free and democratic mindsets.”

“In every religion, hope lies in the self,” said Ms. Chang. “We see a lot of stories like these overseas, and believe that [Mainland] Chinese people are being oppressed. That is also why we came to support [Shen Yun].”

“People have spoken highly of this performance, so we came especially to see it. For years, we didn’t have the opportunity, because there weren’t performances in Singapore.” Pointing to Mr. Lin, Ms. Chang explained that he would be returning to Singapore soon, so they travelled from Taipei to see the performance.

“Even if you’ve never seen classical Chinese dance, there are stories that the audience can understand.” Ms. Chang praised Shen Yun for spreading cultural values. She said that the performance “allows other countries to learn about Chinese culture. This is a great way to learn about culture.”

“Compared with other theatre performances, Shen Yun has balanced traditional culture with humor.” Ms Ho recommended the performance for young people, saying, “Come experience it for yourself at the theatre. This is a very great performance!”