GLASGOW, Scotland—Agata Widerska, a careers advisor, and Justyna Weckowska, a pursuit manager, saw Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time at the SEC Armadillo on Jan. 7.

“I love it … I’ve been looking forward to this for two or three years … eventually this year, I’ve managed,” Ms. Widerska said.

“You can see how much work came into this performance and the history. I wish we could go back to where life was more colorful,” she said.

Ms. Widerska was particularly astounded by the colors and costumes in the performance, which Shen Yun says are true to traditional aesthetics and styles.

“I love the costumes, I’m in love with all the dresses … and the music is incredible,” she said.

“The transitions on three occasions got me gobsmacked,” Ms. Widerska said. “I want to rewind and spot how they’ve done it on the few occasions, but I’m amazed.”

“It was wonderful! I really enjoyed the dancing, the storylines, and the cultural aspect behind it,” he said. “They were very talented [and] very well-choreographed.”

Mr. Holland said that learning more about Chinese culture was one of the main reasons he came to see Shen Yun.

“I found it very entertaining, and it met all my expectations,” he said. “It ties in with my knowledge of what I know about culture from China from previous times.”

“When [we] look back at culture, it brings us back in touch with who we are a little bit,” Mr. Holland said, “and shows like this … really help bring that message home.”

“We live in a world that’s very disconnected these days … because we’ve had too much time on our phones,” he added.

“In the past, people worked together, lived together, and shared experiences together,” he said. “I think the show kind of helped bring that out … what we’re missing.”

“Come and see it,” he said. “Come and see the story, see the talent, see the show … it’s a very enjoyable experience.”