BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—When the world believes that everything must be proven before it is considered real, the spiritual side of humanity is forced to take the backseat. Shen Yun Performing Arts is showing audiences that higher powers exist and only the good and pure will have a chance to see them.

“The baritone that sang the song and the translated in the lyrics was a beautiful message that I think resonates with anybody that wants to live a good moral life, especially a Christian life,” said Jessica Mahlmann, a dentist.

“It’s important that they’re talking about [how] atheism and evolution are the main culprits, and that heaven awaits for those who are with tradition and trying to improve in morals,” said Steven Mahlmann, a teacher.

“I kind of looked around thinking, oh, I hope everybody agrees here with this message because it’s an important one,” added Ms. Mahlmann.

“I think that it’s great to see the unity that the dancers have with each other and how we can experience some of their culture together,” said Mr. Mahlmann.

Dance is a sport and an art that requires not only completing the steps but doing it with grace and ease. No matter what the artist is portraying, they must get into character to make it convincing.

“They are not just performing, which is really a good performance, but just to know what they are sacrificing. Also, some of the things I’m learning too is about the gymnastics. They come from the classical dance, so I think that was interesting as well,” said Mr. Mahlmann.

“They had the one dance where they showed the organ harvesting. It’s inspiring just to see that they are sacrificing. I think just knowing the knowledge behind, the story behind it, I think it makes it more powerful,” said Mr. Mahlmann.