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And now, masters of film have captured the stage performance, editing down hundreds of hours of 4k footage to allow movie theater audiences to feel as though they\u2019re immersed in the live performance.<\/p>\n<p>In 1996, while working as youth pastors in Colorado, John and Sarah Bolin and their team created<em> The Thorn <\/em>to communicate to students their unconditional value to God. Designed as an interactive, relevant retelling of the Story of God, <em>The Thorn<\/em> was initially performed to a small audience of high school students. Today, it tours across the country and features professional dancers, actors, martial artists, and aerialists from around the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jNbuyMLb38A&amp;ab_channel=thethornlive\"><span style=\"color: #084da1\">Click here to view the trailer.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tickets are on sale now at <span style=\"color: #084da1\"><a style=\"color: #084da1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fathomevents.com\/\">Fathom Events<\/a><\/span> or at participating theater box offices.\u00a0 For a complete list of theater locations, visit <span style=\"color: #084da1\"><a style=\"color: #084da1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fathomevents.com\/\">https:\/\/www.fathomevents.com\/<\/a><\/span> <em>(theaters are subject to change)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Connected<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IG @TheThornOfficial<\/p>\n<p>FB @TheThornLive<\/p>\n<p>TW @TheThornLive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For 25 years, over 1 million people have experienced The Thorn, a live stage experience of movement arts and visual effects portraying Jesus\u2019 life, death, and resurrection. 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