“The artistic level was very, very high. [Rating] from one to five, I’d give it a five,” she said, adding that the whole performance was “very visually stimulating.”

“I would come back and bring the rest of the family. I didn’t bring the kids because I didn’t know if they would appreciate the artistic value, but I think it will expose them to different cultures. Even if they may not understand the storyline, they would enjoy the artistry, the dancing, and the imagery.”

According to the company’s website, “By extending the stage to infinite realms, the projection allows storytelling without limits.”

“I was so impressed with how they were able to bring the screen and the stage together seamlessly. It was like one,“ she said. ”It made [the performance] more than three-dimensional.”

The mission of New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts is to revive authentic Chinese culture.

For thousands of years, Chinese people were very spiritual and believed that their culture was a gift from the heavens. Yet under the communist regime’s violent rule and its spread of atheism, China’s 5,000 years of traditional culture were forced to the brink of extinction.

As a Christian, Archon identifies with the spiritual values depicted in the performance and appreciates the company’s name “Shen Yun,” which literally translates into “the beauty of divine beings dancing.” She said it was “exactly what the show exemplified.”

Archon was also happy to see the pride the performers took in their art.

“I was very impressed with the dancing of the women. I thought they were such perfectionists—it was so feminine and expressive, and dainty. As a woman, I viewed it as showing how poised we are and how expressive we can be—and also the kindness as well.”

For Archon, the evening was not just a visual feast but also “a reinforcement of values.”

“It was very entertaining,” she said. “[The show] talked about integrity, kindness, and not giving into worldly things but stay true to your faith. For me, it was a reminder of that. That was the storyline throughout—faith and sticking to values. That’s true and heavenly.”