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    It's Capital! We're Decadal

    A DECADE OF SHEN YUN

    Ten years ago, Shen Yun took a first step onto the world stage. That unforgettable holiday season at New York City’s Beacon Theatre, we met our first audiences. Perhaps some of you were among the festive number and remember?

    From that show on, season-by-season we’ve bloomed and boomed. Ten years later—via our trademark classical Chinese dance and East-West infused music—Shen Yun has become a household name in umpteen nations.

    From one company to four and counting, from a nine country-tour to 30-plus toured and counting, Shen Yun’s now hundreds of artists (and counting) will continue sharing our message and the beauty of traditional Chinese culture with the world.

    So let’s take a glance back at our journey. And join us, for a dazzling dance into the future.

    Timeline

    2006

    Chinese artists from around the world gather in New York with a vision. We form our first company (Shen Yun Touring Company) and launch our first production and touring season.

    2007

    Debut in cities across North America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.

    Following the inaugural season’s huge success, a second company is added to the world tour, called Shen Yun New York Company.

    2008

    Debut in 16 European cities.

    A third company is added—Shen Yun International Company is formed.

    2009

    First rendition of a Journey to the West episode.

    Debut in South America (Argentina and Chile).

    2010

    First rendition of an episode from the classic Outlaws of the Marsh.

    New website launched with news, multimedia, and the Shen Yun-pedia called Learn.

    2011

    Debut at New York’s celebrated Lincoln Center, David H. Koch Theater.

    2012

    Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra, which combines the smaller orchestras that tour with the dance productions, debuts at Carnegie Hall.

    2013

    Shen Yun World Company is formed, making it four equally large companies touring the world simultaneously.

    First Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra tour includes concerts in seven U.S. cities.

    Shen Yun debut in Mexico.

    2014

    Seven Shen Yun dancers receive top medals at the 6th New Tang Dynasty Television International Classical Chinese Dance Competition.

    2015

    First rendition of a Romance of the Three Kingdoms episode.

    Shen Yun artists create the on-tour  Photos of the Week project.

    2016

    Shen Yun celebrates its  tenth world tour!

    Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra  debut in Asia (13 cities in Japan and Taiwan).

    2017+…

    More companies, more cities, more shows!

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    How many seasons have you shared with us?

    What’s your favorite Shen Yun dance of all time? Favorite character? Costume? Favorite unforgettable moment?

    Leave us a comment below and tell us your Shen Yun story!

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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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