PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—The saying “don’t judge a book by its cover,” applies not just to people but nations too. In the case of Shen Yun Performing Arts, the company is giving audiences around the world a chance to see beyond the communist regime of China and catch a glimpse of what the culture was like during the many dynasties that reigned there. “Understanding how they talk about what’s going on in China today, I thought that was really good. Being a communist country and some of the stuff that’s going on in China… they don’t stay away from that, they acknowledge those things that are obviously going wrong there. I think it’s been a history lesson,” said Joe Hallinan, a retired regional vice president of Starbucks. New York-based Shen Yun is not only filled with spectacular dance, but spectacular music too. The singers of Shen Yun are assisted by a digital …