SYDNEY, Australia—Zirian Fatah said he would “definitely” recommend Shen Yun Performing Arts to his friends after attending the show at a packed house at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on April 28.

“It was a transcendent experience,” said Mr. Fatah, who is the CEO of Australian First Construction Group, a medium-sized construction company based in Sydney’s west.

“Definitely a good reminder to see that there is a part of the Chinese community that wishes for a different way—I would say it’s actually progressive rather than classical,” Mr. Matah said.

“The dancers were very talented. It was very elegant dancing. ... there were very powerful messages through the dance, through the expression,” Mr. Fatah said of Shen Yun. “And [the performers] really did tell some powerful messages and stories throughout that.”

“It’s incredible that they’re doing this around the world. They’re doing this effort internationally. They’re doing it in a very peaceful and powerful way,” said Mr. Fatah.

“And I think at this grassroots level [the Shen Yun artists are] interacting with a lot of people on different levels.”

“I encourage everybody to come and watch this show. It’s quite amazing, you’ll walk away just as excited as I am,” said Mr. Arraj.

“The energy, the costumes, the passion that the dancers have, it’s phenomenal. It’s exciting and passionate, and the stories that are told, they are really wonderful stories,” he said.

In a Shen Yun performance, audience members get to experience the timeless virtues and positive qualities of humanity, imbued in China’s divinely-inspired culture that have been passed down through the ages.

Mr. Arraj was particularly struck by an ethnic dance titled “Snowy Mountain Celebration,” in which young men pay their respects to the divine in a Tibetan dance set beneath towering Himalayan peaks.

“Really impressive, keep it up, the energy, the excitement, the stories, there’s such a story in history and culture, and I think that’s really important to be told,” Mr. Arraj said of his overall experience.

“Anywhere where you can show off your culture, show off your history, tell a story, show a journey, the past and leading into the future, it needs to be told and I think it’s wonderful that [Shen Yun artists] are celebrating that and taking it to as many places around the world.”