Paul and Kayla Bradley were happy to come. Mrs. Bradley, a financial services manager, said, “We had smiles the whole time.

“We haven’t stopped smiling. It’s been a lot of fun,” Mr. Bradley, a senior finance manager, said. “We love it. 100 percent.”

“It’s happening right now,” Mrs. Bradley said.

“You know, the oppression of people’s faith and spirituality based on nothing but hatred, which is horrible. That’s what it made me think about,” Mr. Bradley said.

Mrs. Bradley was amazed when the curtain first rose to see heavenly beings come down to earth, creating civilization for humanity. “It was beautiful,” she said. “I love how the horses with wings came down. It was like Pegasus [from Greek mythology]. It’s very ethereal. It’s beautiful.”

“It’s everything in unison. I think anything with an orchestra like that, it makes you feel special,” Mr. Bradley said.

The couple enjoyed the colors, costumes, and synchronicity of the dancers.

Mr. Bradley said, “Amazing. I can’t believe how in sync they all are. Like even with the costumes, the sleeves move at the same time” [referring to the dance “Water Sleeves"]. Very impressive.”

“I think something like this is perfect to revive the culture. They do it through music, song, and dance. There’s also a bit of—I don’t know how you say like we would say—tongue in cheek. Like they do it in a cheeky way, a little with [“The Origins of the Monkey King”].”

“I think it’s done really well where you’re putting the message out, but you’re not ramming the message down people’s throats,” Mrs. Bradley said.

The Bradleys had a very happy experience at the Shen Yun performance. “We have smiled from the beginning until the end. It’s been amazing,” Mrs. Bradley said.