BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom—”There’s actually no expression in the English language for this show,” Lawerence McKenna said after seeing Shen Yun. “It’s phenomenal—every box is ticked, and more that I haven’t even thought of yet.” Mr. McKenna is a butler who has managed households for Her Majesty, Hitachi, and Jon Bon Jovi. He saw the April 1 performance of Shen Yun at the ICC Birmingham. Shen Yun is the world’s premier classical Chinese dance company based in New York. Every year, it tours the world’s most prestigious theaters, bringing to audiences a vision of China’s traditional culture before the era of communism. “People have got to see this,” Mr. McKenna said. “My ex-partner is a costume designer. And I’m going to get another program for her so she can see it. She worked with the BBC for 25 years, but this is something else.” Shen Yun’s costuming, choreography, live orchestral music, and …