PORTLAND, Ore.—A scene from the heavens was the first thing the Madrids saw when they attended a performance by Shen Yun Performing Arts.
“One moment I felt like I was in heaven when I see the performance. I feel like I’m seeing angels flying,” said Ms. Rocio Madrid, an owner of a business, who saw the performance together with David Madrid.
“It’s amazing the way that they are moving. It’s like someone is pulling [them] up. Like they’re flying basically,” said Ms. Madrid.
Shen Yun is based in New York, and its mission is to revive China’s 5,000 years of culture. For many audience members, Chinese culture is completely foreign to them, but seeing a China before communism presented on stage by Shen Yun becomes a rewarding experience….