DETROIT – On the evening of Feb. 8, Shen Yun Performing Arts presented its penultimate performance at the Detroit Opera House to an eager audience. Among them were Jihane Eid, a lawyer, and her husband Rene, a pharmacist.

“I think it was it was a great performance,” Mr. Eid expressed. “It has a message, and the performers—they did a great job and it’s beautiful. It’s very relaxing, very serene.”

Mr. Eid’s takeaway from the performance is that “everything is divine—there’s no evolution or atheism.” He emphasized that this message is especially important in today’s world because “we must return to God.”

Recognized as the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company, Shen Yun was founded in 2006 by elite Chinese artists who had fled the persecution of the communist party.

Mrs. Eid, too, appreciated this spiritual aspect of the performance. She saw it as a call for everyone to “not be too connected to the materialistic world or driven by what’s happening today,” but rather to “relate everything to our traditions, our culture, and how we were raised.”

Moreover, she loved the energy of the performance and thought Shen Yun brought the audience much closer to the divine.

“I’m so much connected to God, and I do believe [that] he’s the Creator of this universe and all good comes through him,” Mrs. Eid said.

“It’s a beautiful show, it has a beautiful message and I would recommend everyone to come and see it.”