AMNÉVILLE, France—Shen Yun Performing Arts delighted the audience at the Galaxie Amnéville. Jacques Berroyer and his wife, Geneviève, traveled over 90 miles to see Shen Yun. Now retired, Mr. Berroyer said he had been a shipbuilder: “I come from Brest, where I built aircraft carriers.”

“Magnificent,” he said, calling the performance colorful. It “is spectacular, especially the opening piece.”

“The ensemble movements are impressive. The music is beautiful; it’s distinctive,” he added.

“We aren’t used to it. Yes, we thought it was just video, but no, no, no, the orchestra is right there,” he said. “Well, it’s magnificent, we are having a very good time.”

“We are fans of dance. Anything that is graceful, anything with rhythm, that’s us. We dance three times a week,” he said.

Mrs. Berroyer agreed. “It’s very good, but it’s surprising compared to our [dance]. The movements—they are supple, both the men and the women.”

“It’s a bit more elaborate, more fluid,” Mr. Berroyer said. “It’s magnificent, it’s a real feast for the eyes.”

Shen Yun’s performance features an animated screen that interacts with the performers.

“It’s breathtaking,” Mrs. Berroyer said. “That really surprised us. Oh boy, the characters coming out of the video or going into the video. For a moment, we thought the donkey [a character from the screen] was going to do the same.

“It’s magical,” she added.

“In some corners of the world, there is undoubtedly some bad or some ugliness, of course,” Mr. Berroyer said.

He encouraged everyone to see Shen Yun.

“You shouldn’t miss this,” he said, adding that it was “An unforgettable day.”

“You really feel like you’re there. We are [immersed] in the characters,” Mrs. Berroyer said.