FRESNO, Calif.—A common refrain from many theatergoers who experience Shen Yun Performing Arts is that it’s “absolutely astounding.” For Patricia Nicholls, who had come to see Shen Yun at the William Saroyan Theater in Fresno with her husband Ross, it was just that. “It’s beautiful,” Patricia said, describing Shen Yun’s display of traditional Chinese classical,…