“The show was incredible. It was tasteful, it was artful, the talent was amazing, the music was stunning. What can I say—we'll be back next year,” said Ms. Zeller after seeing the performance together with Mary Alizadeh, a physician.

“The dancers—their versatility, their excellence, the unity, the harmony. The outfits, we like that. They were beautiful. It was amazing.”

“it was outstanding. It was worth every moment,” she said. “I really enjoyed the dancing and how it integrated into the backdrop. That was great. I’ve never seen anything like that.”

“We have a heart for the Chinese and what the people are going through,” she said. “So if you present that, the world is looking. That will help your country, what the heart of the country really wants, not the politicians and the leaders. So that was very important, I thought. That was very important.”

The traditional Chinese culture was a divinely inspired culture, and the ancient Chinese believed their culture was a gift from the heavens.

Ms. Alizadeh said she felt touched by moments in the performance where the universal values of this culture shone through.

“A lot of it just invokes some feelings of just compassion and truthfulness,” she said. “My emotions were all over, everywhere on the spectrum there, but it definitely was a very fun, entertaining [performance].”

“I love the spirituality,” Ms. Zeller agreed, noting there were stories that showed moments of divine intervention. “I thought that was fantastic. Something that the world, I think, should see and contemplate more.”

Ms. Zeller said that Shen Yun gave the world a peek into the millennia-old civilization of China and its divinely inspired nature, “which they need.”

“It was very inspiring with that. You’re on your toes. It wasn’t just one little thing,” she said.

“I know their history very well as an importer,” she said. “That’s a long time for a culture! The gifts they’ve given the world are amazing!”