ATLANTA—Credited with the revival of classical Chinese dance, Shen Yun Performing Arts has captivated audiences around the world with the millennia-old art form, and theatergoer David Zizzi was among them on Dec. 24 at the Atlanta Symphony Hall.

“I’ve never actually seen a dance quite like that,” said Mr. Zizzi, a vice president with Acuity Brands, a leading lighting and building management company.

“Very fluid, very graceful,” and at times athletic and acrobatic, said Mr. Zizzi.

Through dance, Shen Yun artists show the breadth and depth of ancient China, bringing to life stories from the creation legend of the Middle Kingdom up through the present day and sharing with audiences some of the many regions and 50-plus ethnic minority groups of China through ethnic and folk dances.

“I liked a lot of the traditional dances,” Mr. Zizzi said, listing several the dancers had performed, like a Mongolian dance and a Yi ethnic dance where the female dancers made sweeping use of their swirling, colorful skirts.

“I’ve always loved Chinese culture. I’ve always been involved, obsessed with Chinese culture,” said Mr. Howard, a marketing director.

“It was an amazing experience,” Mr. Howard said. It had, in fact, been a long-awaited performance he finally treated himself to for his birthday. “It was just a really, really amazing show.”

“That was great too to see. I think one of the things I understand was that we are all divine beings living on earth,” he said. “And just understanding that there’s a higher power within us and that we come from a higher place was really, really enlightening for me.”