Karlovy Vary is a symbol of health, and May is the month of love.

On May 3, the two will come together at the Imperial Spa for a unique experience. The dance drama SRDCE, inspired by a true story, tells the deeply moving story of two medical students. After a carefree time at university, their paths temporarily diverge, and Sebastian sees his beloved Erika for the last time in the hospital as her attending physician. The creative team has collaborated to create a dance drama that will move you deeply, with music and dance expressing the sadness, pain, and joy that accompany the miracles of transplant medicine.

The world premiere of the dance performance *Heart* took place in Prague at the New Stage of the National Theater in 2022, marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of South African cardiac surgeon Professor Christiaan Neethling Barnard, who performed the first successful heart transplant in 1967.

The special guest of the evening will be Prof. Jan Pirk, MD, a leading Czech cardiac surgeon. After the ballet performance of *Heart*, you can meet him during a discussion in which he will share not only his professional career and experiences in the field of heart transplantation, but also the human dimension of medicine—stories of patients, ethical questions, and advances in contemporary cardiac surgery. Audiences will thus have a unique opportunity to gain insight into the world that inspired the creation of the performance itself and to engage in an open discussion with one of the most prominent figures in Czech medicine.

If you are interested in attending the performance, please contact the hotel reception, which will be happy to assist you with reservations.