SYDNEY, Australia—Australian singer and producer Tamarind Elkin said she could see how Shen Yun’s artistry was divinely inspired.

“I’m so riveted and moved by everything I’m seeing on stage,” Ms. Elkin said after watching Shen Yun’s evening performance at the Capital Theatre in Sydney, Australia, on March 8.

“I love that connection that the artists bring from the heavens to the earth because I do believe that music and artists are channeling something divine when they perform for their audience.”

According to Shen Yun’s website, ancient people who took up various professions, especially in the arts, looked to the divine for inspiration.

As such, it was believed that art was meant to uplift, which would, in turn, bring joy to both the artist and those who experienced it.

“I think it is an honour to the divine to be an artist, and to bear your soul to the audience—and that’s exactly what they’re doing tonight,” she said.

Traditional Chinese culture has a rich history steeped in the belief in the divine, including values such as benevolence, propriety, and righteousness.

However, this 5,000-year-old culture and its values were nearly wiped out through communist campaigns, such as the Cultural Revolution, which sought to replace China’s culture with struggle and atheism, that is, communism.

“I am very, very sympathetic to the people of China who suffered the communist revolution, and I know what happened to them, and I’m very well versed on that historical tragedy,” Ms. Elkin said.

Also in attendance for the evening performance on March 8 was Mark Walker, founder of Gold Security Management.

Mr. Walker, who brought 25 people along to see Shen Yun, said he saw the cultural significance of Shen Yun in relation to the Chinese Australian community and commended the performing arts company in using music and dance to counter communism.

“What I found is there’s perhaps some ... opposition to full communism. I think there’s a medium that can be reached that doesn’t involve violence. I think that’s the message I got, and I [got] a good feeling about China,” Mr. Walker said.

“Chinese culture [has] developed over the last 5,000 years. I think that was important to express that,” he said.

“It’s something that [they would] have to do every day,” he said, adding that he thought both the female and male dancers were equally special.

“The dancers were fantastic … I think both the females and males were equally special,” he said.

“They were superb, and absolutely sensational. Very well practiced and very well rehearsed.”