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2020 Photos from Tour: 1/7–1/12

2020 Photos from Tour: 1/7–1/12 (Preview)

After 551 steps (but who's counting?) dancers from Shen Yun Touring Company reach the top of St. Peter’s Basilica’s dome.

(Photo by Soprano Rachael Bastick)

After climbing all those steps, the performers are rewarded with an amazing view.

(Photo by Rachael Bastick)

The group checks out the interior of St. Peter's Basilica. This is Renaissance architecture at its finest.

(Photo by Han Ye)

The ceiling of the dome above the Chapel of the Pietà.

(Photo by Han Ye)

Intricate statues of Christian saints adorn the inside of St. Peter's Basilica.

(Photo by Yuli Ye)

Dancers present one of the best-preserved monuments in Rome: the temple to the gods—the Pantheon!

(Photo by Rachael Bastick)

Next up: A visit to an ancient theater, the Odeon of Pompeii.

Performers find even more steps to climb.

The group captures the moment together on their way out of the theater.

Sunlit smiles on the stepping stones of a street in Pompeii, a large archaeological site near the Bay of Naples.

Sophie Xie offers her fellow dancers (from left) Xindi Cai, Ceci Wang, and Jenni Song support while they balance on the city that was well preserved by the ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.

(Photo by dancer Diana Teng)

A glimpse of the distant moon down one of the roads in Pompeii.

(Photo by Rachael Bastick)

The performers pose amongst ancient Roman ruins after 4 sold-out performances in Naples at the Teatro di San Carlo.

Projectionist Yuli Ye and Soprano Rachael Bastick pose together outside their hotel in Stockholm, Sweden.

(Photo by Miao Ci Chiu)

On a travel day in England, from Liverpool to Woking, Shen Yun International Company stops in Chester, a little town once voted by Americans Europe's fifth prettiest city.

(Photo by dancer Kexin Li)

From left, projectionist Annie Li, Emcee Victoria Zhou, and dancer Madeline Lobjois stroll the streets of Chester, which have a history of 2,000 years.

(Photo by Kexin Li)

The town's iconic attraction, Eastgate clock, is the most photographed clock in England, after Big Ben.

(Photo by Kexin Li)

Meanwhile, dancers Kathy Wu and Angela Liu of Shen Yun New York Company take it upon themselves to welcome their fellow performers to the island of Itsukushima (宫岛), in Japan.

The island is bustling with people arriving via a boat from the mainland.

Performers strike a pose together on the walkway (no pedestrians were blocked in the making of this photo).

(Photo by dancer Tony Zhao)

Dancers Lee Rubacek (left) and Stanley Lin hold their legs as straight as stone fence posts.

Stanley Lin gets great height jumping from a sidewalk—no trampoline required!

Itsukushima's iconic five-tiered pagoda from afar.

Dancers gather around one of the many stone lanterns on the island.

Typical ladies, Principal Dancers Melody Qin (left) and Michelle Lian head off to check out the shops.

Along the way, they make some new friends. These free-roaming deer have no fear when it comes to tourists.

Principal Dancers Angelia Wang (left) and Melody Qin sample the local mussels.

Konnichiwa, Kyoto! The group arrives in the city for the first of two performance runs (returning again in February).

Time allows for taking a look around. Would you be brave enough to cross?

Yasaka Pagoda at dusk.

(Photo by dancer Felix Sun)

Dancer Felix Sun finds no lack of ice cream flavors to choose from at a shop outside of Kiyomizu-dera Temple.

(Photo by Felix Sun)

The day is now complete.

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Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world's premier classical Chinese dance and music company, established in New York in 2006. It performs classical Chinese dance, ethnic and folk dance, and story-based dance, with orchestral accompaniment and solo performers. For 5,000 years, divine culture flourished in the land of China. Through breathtaking music and dance, Shen Yun is reviving this glorious culture. Shen Yun, or 神韻, can be translated as: “The beauty of divine beings dancing.”

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