Ninety-year-old Hungarian Auschwitz survivor Eva Fahidi has captivated audiences in Hungary and Berlin with a dance which expresses her life story and the horrifying experiences of concentration camps.

“Sea Lavender or The Euphoria of Being”, had its German premiere in Berlin after playing to full houses eight times in Budapest’s prestigious Vigsinhay Theatre since its October launch.

When she was 18 years of age Eva and her family were deported from Hungary. Her sister mother and father perished in Auschwitz-Birkenau.

The dance is an important way for her to express her feelings and memories.

“My grandson came to the performance and he was beside himself, he was so moved. What I am saying that there is a large group of society who we don’t reach by talking about our experiences. With this dance, gestures with which you can express everything, I did reach them,” she said.

This year the International Auschwitz Committee decided to focus on the artistic message, what the survi