LAUSANNE, Switzerland—This Sunday, Jan. 15, spectators from all over Switzerland attended the second performance of Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Théâtre de Beaulieu.

Luca Granieri and Sylvia Bellomo come from the province of Valais in French-speaking Switzerland. He is an entrepreneur in the steel industry, she is a pharmacist.

“It’s fantastic!” said Mr. Granieri, “the movements are so pleasing, so natural, that one remains really fascinated.”

“Even if there are no words, you can understand everything they want to communicate with ease,” said Mr. Granieri.

Mrs. Bellomo was also touched by this exceptional aspect of classical Chinese dance. “There is classical dance that expresses the worth of feelings, so it is great,” she said.

But the couple mostly wished to express their feelings about the presence of the divine, perceptible in many of the dances and songs.

Mr. Granieri said he felt “several emotions like joy, but also sadness ... especially in the episode where the divinity comes down to save the situation.”

Though the human rights abuse that continues is horrific, the audience members felt hope in Shen Yun’s portrayal of modern-day events in China.

For Mr. Granieri, Shen Yun is “a very positive message, in the sense that it is necessary to learn from the experience of the past, to avoid war, the misfortune of others, and to live with joy and in the presence of the divinity.”

Ms. Bellomo said she also felt connected to the divine.

“I am a bit like that, I feel the divine every day,” she said, explaining that she is sensitive to the fact that “there is light in every story. Even if it’s sad like in the stories of modern China, in the end, there’s God coming and so the light opens up.”

The name “Shen Yun” translates into “the beauty of divine beings dancing,” and Ms. Bellomo found it aptly named, feeling the performance was of “dance associated with the divine.”

“It gives me light, hope, joy! I highly recommend seeing it,” she said.