JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Violeta and Matteo Cucchiara, celebrities in the entertainment industry, were ecstatic after watching Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Thrasher-Horne Center at St John’s River State College in Jacksonville, Florida. Matteo is the executive film producer for Cinema Island Productions. He writes screenplays and novels. “It just lift us up,” he said after the performance. “We sort of float[ed] out of the [theatre]. “You forget about all your problems and just enjoy [the performance.] You know that there are other problems much bigger than yours and they’re being taken care of and everything is going to work out in the end. And then, you know, it’s a beautiful story,” he added of New York-based Shen Yun. Shen Yun brings the audience a panoramic view of 5,000 years of Chinese traditional culture, portrayed through the medium of classical dance, folk dance, and a live orchestra. The costumes were incredible, Matteo …