MEXICO CITY, Mexico—Shen Yun Performing Arts delighted audiences at Mexico City’s Auditorio Nacional on May 3 with another performance of classical Chinese dance and music.

This scene highlights that spirituality is part of Chinese culture, unlike what the officially atheist Chinese Communist Party (CCP) teaches. Through such dance pieces, the artists aim to revive a culture that was “almost lost” during China’s catastrophic decade-long Cultural Revolution, which began in 1966.

Shen Yun was formed 20 years ago in New York by leading classical Chinese artists, who have escaped the Chinese communist regime’s persecution, to revive the Middle Kingdom’s traditional culture.

Mr. González praised the inner meanings and beauty of Shen Yun.

“I do support a freedom-centered approach,” he said. “It’s incredibly important right now.”

“It conveys values that are being lost today in the spiritual and religious realms,” he said, speaking in the theater after the performance on May 3. “There is hope for living in this world in a better way.”

Speaking of the traditional values Shen Yun promotes, he added, “It’s the best way and the best legacy for future generations—so that culture isn’t lost, in this case, Chinese culture.”