KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Bringing joy to someone is not an easy thing to do, but for Shen Yun Performing Arts, it is achieved every time they get on stage.

“I felt that this performance was of freeing of the spirit, of joy, of peace, of love. I thought it was beautiful. I love the facial expressions of the performers. They were smiling, they were happy, they were joyous,” said Randy Shelley, a business consultant, after seeing the evening performance of Shen Yun at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri, on Jan. 28.

“Yes, you can feel it flowing from them into the audience that they truly enjoy what they’re doing,” said Mr. Shelley.

“A return to a former time, an ancient time, more so of the ancient belief in God or a Creator, instead of the atheism and the evolution,” described Mr. Shelley.

“They had a message that was very strong to the Chinese government that that’s not the way of the people, and that they’re not going to succeed long-term if they continue down the path of money, greed, power, control, oppression,” said Mr. Shelley.

“Absolutely beautiful. It’s amazing she can get so much music out of a two-stringed instrument. It was absolutely spectacular,” said Mr. Shelley.

“I love the production. It was extremely elegant. The costuming was very vibrant—professionally done. The music was outstanding,” said Mr. Shelley.