“My mother is from Chinese descent, from back in China. And my father is Cuban. So we understand the terrible things that happened in the family in the community with communism. So we really enjoyed the fact that this was depicted and it was shown during the performance,” she said.

Cuban Americans comprise nearly a quarter of Miami’s population, including many who left Cuba to flee a communist dictatorship.

China, currently under communist rule, was for 5,000 years a land where teachings from Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism formed the bedrock of civilization. The ancient Chinese believed in harmony between heaven, earth, and humankind, and believed their culture was divinely inspired.

Mr. Morejon said the show was spectacular, and Ms. Morejon-Lopez helped translate his comments from Spanish: “Very enchanting and an extraordinary performance. I loved the choreography, the colors—beautiful. And the emphasis of not separating humanity from our Creator. And we, as you know as humanity, as people, we should really separate ourselves from dictatorship.”

“He feels the same way he felt in Cuba when he left the country when I was a baby because of that, to get away from the dictatorship. China has penetrated the capitalist society to their favor. But one day this will be over—We have faith,” said Ms. Morejon-Lopez.

Ms. Morejon-Lopez said she loved the spark of divinity in Shen Yun. “[They] continue to show that we must believe in the Creator ... we must stay with our morals, and try to continue to separate the modern thoughts, which takes us to the divine. That was very beautiful.”

“I even told my father I really love the way that that’s reminded because even when I bring my daughter who’s 13, we were able to inspire her to understand that and continue with her family in the future. So I love that, as a parent, I really love that that is reminded in the performance,” said Ms. Morejon-Lopez.