Adriana and Danie Perez attend Shen Yun Performing Arts at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theater, on May 11. (Catherine Wen/The Epoch Times)

CHICAGOThe grace and wisdom of ancient Chinese legends sprang to life at the Cadillac Palace Theater this weekend, as the world renowned Shen Yun Performing Arts took the Chicago stage.

According to theatergoer Adriana Perez, the performance was an unexpected mixture of spirituality, music, and entertainment.

Mrs. Perez, a senior vaccine specialist and Director of Marketing for A to Z Pediatric and Youth Health Care, attended the show with her husband, Daniel Perez, a pediatrician.

A piece standing out for her was Sewing the Flowers of Heaven. The performance depicts celestial maidens tossing and spinning brightly colored silk circles symbolizing blessings for mankind.

I thought that was really interesting, she said. It was very beautiful and very enjoyable.

The couple remarked about the spiritual aspects of the showqualities that they say are lacking in most contemporary entertainment.

Were deeply spiritual, so I thought that was nice, Mrs. Perez said. Here in the American culture they remove so much spirituality from entertainment. It was very nice to see how its embraced here.

The mission of New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts is to revive the 5,000 years of traditional Chinese culture. In addition to portraying ancient legends, performers utilize the same classical dance and storytelling techniques to shed light modern China as well, especially the Chinese Communist regimes persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.

I think that was something we hear in the media about the persecution, said Mr. Perez. We were surprised it was displayed and portrayed in a performance like this.

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