“It’s very beautiful. There are a lot of colors. It’s fantastic. The harmony was very interesting, very beautiful.”

“It opens up horizons. I always find it unfortunate that there are communities oppressed by communist China [referring to the dance story depicting the persecution of practitioners of the Falun Dafa spiritual practice in China]. No matter what situation it is, oppression should not exist today. [What Shen Yun presents] is a good statement. ... Especially when you see what communist China can do—the harm they do to people, the violence—it touched me.”

“There’s humor—that was funny, I liked it. I like the visuals too, the colors. There is a lot of romance, it’s emotional, it was fun, it was light. It’s very beautiful—very very beautiful.”

“[The spiritual aspect of traditional Chinese culture conveyed by Shen Yun] speaks to me a lot. ... It gives hope. ... It’s very good.”