PORTLAND, Ore.—Some families have the tradition of seeing the “Nutcracker” every Christmas. As more and more people are experiencing Shen Yun Performing Arts, some are also saying that they would like Shen Yun to become a part of their family tradition. “This isn’t normally something I would come to, but I left here thinking that I want this to be a family tradition because I want them to see a different type of culture and a different type of hope,” said Katherine Schmit, a regional IT manager. Shen Yun is based in New York and the company’s artists prepare for each year’s all-new performance with passion and discipline. Audiences often comment that they can see this passion come through when they are on stage. Ms. Schmit said that if she could, she would, “ask them about their discipline, I would ask them, what led them to that type of discipline? …