DALLAS, Texas—Distance matters less when the goal is worth it. Many audience members are willing to travel long distances to experience Shen Yun Performing Arts.

“We’re from Montana, so we flew down to see it tonight,” said Nathan Garber, who works in real estate.

“I love to see other cultures and understand where people come from. Sometimes, in America today, we can lose sight of who the Chinese people are, because we see what the Chinese government does that we don’t appreciate. And so it helps to differentiate that the Chinese people are not the Chinese government as such. And so that was very helpful to me,” said Mr. Garber.

“And so understanding that, knowing that, watching this, made it more meaningful to me as well. And so I was thinking about how I’m going to go encourage other people to watch it, because I think the more people that see it, the greater the impact will then be for a force for good,” said Mr. Garber.

“The scene—they demonstrate the persecution today. That was hard to watch, and just to really understand again, we don’t think about it here in America,” said commented Mr. Garber.

“I’m very spiritual myself, and so I appreciate the whole spiritual thread throughout the show, for sure. And thank you to everybody who worked hard to put this on,” expressed Mr. Garber. “I love[d] the angels the most and the dancers with the magenta.”