“We weren’t expecting the portrayal of that desire for freedom and the desire to express that spirituality, and showing what the people in China are facing under communism. [The performance] was such a beautiful, beautiful way to convey what’s happening—and how love and faith overcome that.”

“We were just amazed and just completely compelled by that message that was coming through, that humanity is doing awful things, and yet, through that faith and the truth, you find your way to heaven.”

“I love that idea that these dancers are practicing this spiritual meditation [Falun Dafa], and that beauty is coming out in all the things that they’re doing to express artistically. So we were just amazed by that, ... and it was so deep. It was just beautiful.”