DETROIT, Mich.—Pharmacist student Elsie Ramos and dentist Ruben Ramos came to Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time without knowing what to expect but came away with a deep feeling of recognition. They attended the Jan. 15 evening show at the Detroit Opera House. “I never experienced anything with Chinese culture so the dances and everything was something very new and it was very nice—unexpected,” Mr. Ramos said. The Ramos couple were born in Cuba, where, like in China, religion has been under attack by the communist regime. Shen Yun brings back the traditional spiritual culture of China for audiences to enjoy. The mission of the New York-based company is to revive 5,000 years of Chinese heritage before communism when faith was the backbone of society. “We’re Catholic ourselves and the show had a big focus on heaven, and like getting people on earth back to heaven and it was …