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ZOSTALO TO V NÁS – It Stayed Within Us
October 11, 2026
Benedictine University, Lisle, IL
Join us for a special production bringing together Veselica Chicago and Východná Slovak Dancers Toronto in a powerful story of Slovak emigration, heritage, family, and the roots we carry with us.
🎟️ Get your tickets at https://www.veselica.org
- Door open at 2:00 PM
- Show stars at 3:00 PM
- Intermission with refreshments 20 minutes
- Show ends at 5:30 PM
- Followed by receptions with performers until 7:00PM
ABOUT: "Zostalo to v nás"
🎥 Show official trailer:
„Človek si uvedomí hodnotu niečoho až vtedy, keď o to príde.“
🎭 S touto myšlienkou sa začína príbeh.
Príbeh mladého muža, ktorý opúšťa svoj domov s nádejou, že si v novom svete nájde lepší život. Odchádza s odvahou. Sníva o budúcnosti. Verí, že sa raz vráti.
Ocitajúc sa v novom svete, medzi ľuďmi rôznych národností, jazykov a kultúr, postupne spoznáva krásu aj náročnosť emigrantského života. Učí sa žiť inak. Učí sa prispôsobiť. No zároveň si čoraz viac uvedomuje, čo všetko zanechal doma.
Nie len miesto, ale pocit domova, blízkosť rodiny, zvuk vlastného jazyka. Piesne, ktoré kedysi zneli tak samozrejme… Tradicie a zvyky, ktoré kedysi len „boli“ … a dnes znamenajú všetko. V ruchu veľkomesta sa učí žiť nový život. Snaží sa zapadnúť, prispôsobiť sa. Ale niečo v ňom sa nedá umlčať…
Možno je tento príbeh aj obrazom nášho života – prichádzame, hľadáme, učíme sa… no niekde hlboko v nás zostáva tichá túžba vrátiť sa “domov”… „Zostalo to v nás…“ je príbeh o odchode, ale ešte viac o návrate – k sebe samému.
O pochopení, že človek môže odísť kamkoľvek… no svoje korene si nesie vždy so sebou.
Východná Slovak Dancers z Toronta spolu so súborom Veselica z Chicaga vám prinášajú príbeh, ktorý je blízky mnohým z nás – príbeh o hľadaní, stratách, návratoch… a najmä o uvedomení si vlastnej identity, o hľadaní rovnováhy medzi tým, kde žijeme… a tým, kým sme.
A nech nás život zavedie kamkoľvek, to najcennejšie… zostalo v nás.
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"A person only realizes the value of something once they lose it."
🎭 thought is where the story begins.
The story of a young man who leaves his homeland with the hope of finding a better life in a new world. He leaves with courage. He dreams of the future. He believes that one day he will return.
Finding himself in a new world, among people of different nationalities, languages, and cultures, he gradually comes to understand both the beauty and the hardship of immigrant life. He learns to live differently. He learns to adapt. Yet at the same time, he becomes increasingly aware of all that he left behind at home.
Not only a place, but the feeling of home, the closeness of family, the sound of his own language. The songs that once sounded so natural...The traditions and customs that once simply were ... and today mean everything.
In the bustle of the big city, he learns to live a new life. He tries to fit in, to adapt. But something within him cannot be silenced...
“It Stayed Within Us…” is a story about departure, but even more about return — a return to oneself. About understanding that a person may go anywhere... but they always carry their roots within them. It is the testimony of all of us who live far from Slovakia. It is about the fact that even though we have chosen to live elsewhere, we do not leave our culture behind — we live it.
Východná Slovak Dancers of Toronto, together with the Veselica ensemble of Chicago, bring you a story that is close to many of us — a story of searching, loss, return... and above all, of realizing one’s own identity. It is about finding balance between where we live... and who we are. And wherever life may take us, the most precious thing... has stayed within us.
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Benedictine University, 5700 College Rd.,Lisle, Illinois, United States
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