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This year, Ms. Drinkova was joined by her family at the Bratislava Theater to watch Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company present China’s divinely-bestowed culture portrayed in classical Chinese dance and music.
“I'm just charmed," she said of the performance. "We enjoyed it with my family so much. We like getting to know international culture … I have only a little knowledge of Chinese culture but I think this show is opening our huge interest. We would also like to know more information about Falun Dafa.”
The traditional spiritual practice of Falun Dafa is depicted in a number of dances, showing outstanding courage in the face of hardship where good triumphs over evil.
“Dancing, music, technical realization, everything was perfect. I was like in a dream and I had to cry many times. It touched me so much … it's very hard to express with words. I really enjoyed it so much.”
Ms. Drinkova has many memories she derived from the Shen Yun program which seeks to revive ancient Chinese principles and values.
“The effort to fight for what a person [believes in], is convinced of, are immortal. And even though we meet troubles every day, things that push us to the ground and sometimes even to desperation, we shouldn’t give up, because heaven's door will be opened and help will come. Hope never dies. This touched me the most. That immortality of humans' endeavor, love, wisdom and freedom."
Ms. Drinkova said she will be recommending Shen Yun to her friends.
“I believe each of us has his or her own individual abilities to perceive. Somebody could perceive more by reading, somebody else can express himself or herself by dancing—this is also my case. Maybe the reason it touched me so much was that I felt directly what they meant and it spoke straight to my heart.”
This year, in Austria where she lives, Ms. Drinkova will use her inborn talents to organize professionally theater for adults and children.
Reporting by Petr Svab and Raitea Tahana-Reese.
Shen Performing Arts Touring Company, one of three based in New York, was held in Slovakia over two days, May 7 and 8. For more information, visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
