VANCOUVER, Canada—The impact of communism on society is not the way many people living in the free world imagine it to be. Ronald Bourgeois, a retired chief financial officer, and Joyce Green, a retired escalation manager in IT, shared their experience of seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts and their thoughts on how different it is from present-day China. “We’ve been to China, and we’ve seen the impact of the CCP [Chinese Communist Party], trying to make everything their way,” said Mr. Bourgeois. Shen Yun, based in New York, is dedicated to reviving the authentic culture of China—how it was in times past prior to the communist takeover—and sharing the beauty of this heritage with the world. Shen Yun’s artists fulfill their mission through world-class performances of classical Chinese dance along with Chinese folk dance, ethnic dance, and song and instrumental music. “It’s an awesome variety. I think the important thing …