“It’s enjoyable to see the history of China up on stage, especially the way that they explain each act as we get ready to see each act,” said Mr. Jackson.

“I think the show is excellent. I’m enjoying it very much. I especially like the dancers; they’re very professional, and they move very well, and the outfits that they’re wearing … are outstanding,” he added.

Mrs. Jackson said that she had known a little about Falun Dafa prior to seeing Shen Yun but learned more about the persecution practitioners were facing through the performance.

“The one performance where they expose what’s happening to the practitioners, it solidifies what I’ve read about, and it makes it much, much more real,” she said.

“I think the more people know about it, the more they‘ll read it, the more they’ll start going to their congresspeople and complaining about it,” said Mrs. Jackson.

Mrs. Jackson said that it was also very important to revive traditional Chinese culture.

“The people there, they’re not even allowed to know their own traditions anymore. Since the ‘60s, the social revolution, they have not been able to enjoy their culture anymore. I think it’s very upsetting,” she said.

“We think today of China as only being communist, but it’s so diverse, and it has such a wonderful history,” Mrs. Jackson added. “It’s nice to see that [history].”