NEWARK, N.J.—Pastors Marcal and Krystal Dacunha watched Shen Yun Performing Arts at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on May 4.

“It was awesome, it was great,” said Mr. Dacunha. “Very professional, very well-done.”

“I think the costumes were gorgeous,” Mrs. Dacunha added. “I think the dancers were very graceful [and that] they had a lot of control.”

Mrs. Dacunha said that she found Shen Yun’s entire production to be very well-cultured and that information about Chinese culture she did not know about before was presented in a beautiful way.

“There was a lot of moral or morality that they were pointing towards,” she added. “It was still beautiful to see them honoring their ancestors or their predecessors.”

According to Shen Yun’s website, the ancient Chinese people believed their culture was divinely inspired and came from the Heavens. Shen Yun’s opening piece reflects this belief and depicts divine beings following the Creator down to Earth to establish civilization.

Mr. and Mrs. Dacunha said that although they had different beliefs, they connected with and appreciated what Shen Yun presented.

“In our world, there is an absence of the godly or the spiritual things, and so even from someone who doesn’t technically believe the same as what the show is portraying, I still appreciate the attention that was paid towards the spiritual and theological aspects,” said Mrs. Dacunha.

Mr. Dacunha described Shen Yun’s performance as flawless.

“It was very, very well choreographed, very beautiful,” said Mrs. Dacunha.