PORTLAND, Oregon—For a medical professional, watching a performance by Shen Yun Performing Arts often invokes one to appreciate more than just the beauty in the arts. Hadi Nouredine, a dentist, and his wife, Raina, felt that New York-based Shen Yun was very impressive. “It was amazing … very cultural, very artistic,” Nouredine said. “We love the colors, the dance, the ancient culture, [and] the theories behind every dance. Very well done.” “[There’s] so much talent,” Raina added. Nouredine named the dance “Insanity During the End of Days” as the piece in the performance that stood out to him. The story tells of the atrocious crimes being committed under the watch of the communist regime China—the murder of prisoners of conscience for their organs. “This surgeon, and the father and daughters,” Nouredine said. “It tells a [important] story of how in 2021, we still have countries [where] you cannot practice freedom of …