BUENOS AIRES—Sergio Arribá is a professor of Communication Law and Cybercrime at the University of Buenos Aires. On April 25, he came to see Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Teatro Ópera.

Mr. Arribá felt that he was transported to a different place while experiencing Shen Yun.

“There’s a kind of magical connection. For a moment, you’re no longer in Buenos Aires, at the Teatro Ópera—you feel connected to something higher. To heaven,” he said.

“Due to work, I’ve had the opportunity to travel to China twice. I’ve been to Beijing, Shanghai, and Xi’an. But I wasn’t familiar with the story behind Shen Yun. This was my first time seeing the performance, and I was truly impressed—mainly from a spiritual point of view. I’d say the show’s greatest value is its spiritual message. It touches the soul,” Mr. Arribá said.

Mr. Arribá believes that tradition should be upheld because tradition contains the identity of the people.

“I believe tradition defines a people’s identity, and that identity gives meaning to life. We need to recover our origins, our roots—because that’s where civilizations were formed. These 5,000 years of history are what make the world take notice today. In history, in tradition, we find the values we need to return to in order to face the complexities of the 21st century,” he said.

“During the soprano’s performance, there’s a message about the importance and value of life, about transcendence—why we are here. If you watch the performance from a spiritual perspective, you can grasp the message Shen Yun delivers. It’s a world where materialism doesn’t exist. It’s free from the more complicated aspects of modern life in the 21st century. It serves as an anchor—a way to reflect on the life we are living today,” Mr. Arribá said.

China was once known as the land of the divine. From the emperor to his people, everyone looked to the divine for moral guidance.

“I deeply believe in spirituality. I believe in eternity, in life after death. And this concept is beautifully illustrated in Shen Yun—how heaven is portrayed, how people descend from the heavens,” Mr. Arribá said.