Theatergoers experienced Shen Yun Performing Arts in Silicon Valley as classical Chinese dancers graced the stage. Audience members saw 5,000 years of China’s heritage on the weekend of Dec. 27 and 28 at the San Jose Center for Performing Arts.

“It’s absolutely worth seeing,” said Michael Gordon, co-founder of E3 Realty.

“It was just the most elegant opening that really just threw me back,” the Silicon Valley entrepreneur said.

Dave Ellis, who works as a sales director, also enjoyed the performance.

Kousi Balu, founder of the Bala Kamalam Environmental Fund, also noted the variety and storytelling, “We loved it.”

“They are very agile,” said Tom Pavicic, a financial services professional.

“They are almost bouncy to the point of no gravity. So it’s really fun to see that,” Mr. Pavicic said.

Based in New York, Shen Yun aims to revive authentic traditional Chinese culture through music and art.

The San Jose theatergoers were moved by the performance and display of universal values.

“To come to this for the first time, to see Shen Yun for the first time, just inspired me to push my own craft further,” said Lorraine Lawson, an artist.

“The dancers, the music, the expression was heartwarming, the instrumental, the orchestra, the pianist, all of it was just filling my soul,” Ms. Lawson said.

Ms. Balu brought her family and appreciated Shen Yun’s mission and artists.“One of the things we as parents try our best, but not always succeed, is having our kids be in touch with our culture,” she said.

“It’s lovely to see so many dancers taking to tradition and learning the classical dance and performing,” Ms. Balu said.

Mr. Gordon said, “The beauty behind the movements, the expressions, the performance, tell a story so beautifully that really draws you in. And then throughout the stories, as they unfold, you get to understand more and more about the show.”

Dan Lawson, a former company vice president, said, “I was very touched.”

“Very, very touched by the message of looking to a Creator, looking to a higher power, and finding enlightenment beyond what is here on Earth,” Mr. Lawson said, who attended the show with his wife.

It has eight companies simultaneously touring, and is performing in front of one million people worldwide this season.

“It’s universal,” Ms. Lawson said. “Whatever we believe in, whomever we believe in, whatever deity we’re all in this together, it was very powerful.”

“You do not want to miss this,” Mr. Lawson said. “I understand that it evolves and changes. So I think my wife and I will come and see it again.”

Mr. Gordon says he also plans to see Shen Yun “again and again.”

“Because I believe that if I saw it more times, I will get more from it,” he added.