“It’s beautiful, it’s really beautiful. Very well done. The artistry is really great. Really enjoyed it.”

“The message … I think the importance of the divine and the human experience with the divine. And I think to resist those who oppress us.”

“It was a nice mixing of technology with the dance. It was really well done … the performers going into the screen, and into the background, and back and forth. I thought that was really well done. I saw there was a patent. That’s really cool.”

“I think it is unfortunate the human rights situation in China. It is sad. [Chinese people] are really wonderful people, and I wish that they would enjoy the same civil liberties that we have here. It’s great that [Shen Yun], through the artistic expression, are telling the story of the culture and the people.”