LONDON—”I think the dancers are made of rubber! They are so supple. It’s amazing,” said Ibtissem Cole, investment manager. She and her husband James Cole, chairman of a waste business, were among the audience at the Shen Yun Performing Arts’ matinee on March 13. Shen Yun is a New York-based performing arts company presenting 5,000 years of Chinese culture before the communist era. “It’s like being transported into the past,” said Mrs. Cole. “It’s a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon and it’s a learning experience for us. And there are so many messages which are being transmitted through art and dance.” “It was a very special event,” added Mr. Cole. He enjoyed the pieces that highlight the spirituality of Chinese culture, and the state of religious freedom in China today. “It’s very important to remember that we are mere mortals in a tiny little universe,” he said. “But actually, the world …