When Paris rang in the new year this year, thousands felt they had in their grasp the ticket back to normalcy. For two years, New York’s Shen Yun Performing Arts had been unable to tour Europe, much less Paris, because of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions across the world. News of its return to France created excitement not only for those who wished to see the buzzworthy show, but also for the those who had purchased their tickets before 2020 and held on to them, waiting. On Jan. 14, the Palais des Congrès was flooded with people, not all of whom could make it into the theater. Because of city government restrictions, the theater’s seating capacity was capped right before the performances, and a chance to attend the long-awaited event became all the more rare. Those entering the theater could see tears in the eyes of those whom theater staff had to …