NANTES, France—On Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 21–22, the City of the Dukes of Brittany came alive with the unique sounds of Shen Yun’s classical Chinese music.

“It’s very impressive! It’s beautiful and there are many colors, many costumes; the dancers are incredible. I’ve seen quite a few ballets but this is another world!” he said.

Mr. Galimov said he “felt a great strength in the performance on stage,” which very much inspired him.

“It’s really the gift of that energy that inspires me, that energy to elevate on a spiritual level.”

That energy also moved Henri Vanden Brugge.

“There are moments in the show that grab your gut, moments where you feel the resurrection, things like that are very moving,” he said. “If everyone would go back a little bit and take a cue from this ancient culture, I think we would have fewer problems today.”

“I think it’s very well done, both in terms of the participants, the stage production and the special effects, which are absolutely extraordinary,” Mr. Vanden Brugge said.

Jean-Paul Vallin, a former Army officer who later moved to Paris to work in security, is now retired.

Richard Ligner, who works in catering for cabarets, said Shen Yun’s dancers were on a completely other level.

“There is always a little reminder about the divine side,” he said.

“It’s always good to have a spiritual reminder in today’s world because these are everlasting values that are sometimes forgotten. It feels good to see them throughout a show.”

Richard Ligner believes that Shen Yun is “a real human pause” for the spectator.

“You can’t think about anything else during the show. You are glued to the choreography, you are glued to the artists, you are glued to the show, to the beauty of the show! And it’s a magical moment! It’s a magical moment offered to each spectator! It’s a kind of pause in life!”