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* As the single Slovak artist, Mr. Dusan Rapos expressed actively his own frank pity and compassion with victims of recent  terroristic attacks in the USA. 
On March 25th, 2002, Mr. Dusan Rapos has introduced in the Concert Hall of Slovak Philharmony with a great success (and with long-time final standing ovations of all spectators) the Festive Easter Concert named „Amore Vittoria“ dedicated to innocent victims of last terroristic attacks in the USA. This Festive Easter Concert was the selection of Mr. Dusan Rapos's new anti-militaristic opera-ballet drama named „Pietro e Lucia“. On this concert many well-know top Slovak and foreign opera soloists took their artistic participations. 
The 130-member Slovak Philharmonics and Slovak Philharmony Choir were conducted by the renowned American conductor, Mr. Larry Newland from New York, USA. This Easter Concert originated in the narrow cooperation with US Embassy in Slovak Republic. Its high artistic level and social and international importance were appreciated by personal visits of the President of Slovak Republic, Mr. Rudolf Schuster, and, of the American Ambassador in Slovak Republic, Mr. Ronald Weiser.
* Dusan Rapos has finished a composition works on the musical score of the opera-ballet drama named „PIETRO e LUCIA“ (subtitled as „About reviving of the Lord of good in a human“) where the libretto he has written on the motif of the world-known novel „Peter and Lucy“ of famous French writer Romain Rolland. Autor of air lyrics is the favourite czech actress and poet Eva Vejmelkova. This opera-ballet brings inside a strong Christian, humane and anti-militaristic message. The world first night is prepared by the Non Stop Ltd. sart agency for the next year in some of major European theaters. 
* Dusan Rapos is completing the final versions of his screenplays to prepared motion pictures „SALTO MORTALE“, „SHAKHSEI-VAKHSEI“ and „THE CONCERTO FOR TWO VIOLINS“, simultaneously. And, following the success of his film with domestic and international audiences, Dusan Rapos is also preparing the story for the fourth part in the series of films called
„A FOUNTAIN FOR SUSAN“.
* July 22nd, 2002 was the Happy Day for Dusan Rapos and Eva Vejmelkova

After great success of the „A FOUNTAIN FOR SUSAN“ motion picture on the festival Zoie Film Fest 2000 in Atlanta, USA, where this most visited Slovak motion picture of last years gains victory in a competition of  60 motion pictures and it became the Best Picture Feature / Foreign after successful first runs in Rome and in African Harare.
Up today, this motion picture was presented on several international festivals (International Film Festival of Kerala - India, IFF Montevideo - Uruguay, IFF Luton -England, IFF Zanzibar - Tanzania, Finale Plzen - CR, Festival komedii Novomestsky hrnec smichu - CR,  IFF Karlovy Vary - CR). The pioneer motion picture of Slovak director and screenplay writer Dusan Rapos reached the next expressive success in the USA.
This full length film „A FOUNTAIN FOR SUSAN“ has received the second supreme award on the 23rd year of the International festival PhilaFilm 2000 in Philadelphia, USA, namely the „Leigh Whipper Silver Award“. It was decided so by the International association  of motion picture and television producers, and, for a Slovak cinematography, for the director personally and for his realization team, it is next great international success.  Our „Fountain“ was appreciated among 23 decorated motion pictures as an only one non-american motion picture which has acquired one of main prices because in other categories there were appreciated only motion pictures of american productions.
This appreciation in Philadelphia was at the same time the nicest wedding gift, which received the director Dusan Rapos together with the type of  Zuzana, the actress Eva Vejmelkova, punctually on the day of their non-traditional wedding in the Las Vegas, i.e. on July 22nd, 2000. Well-known artistic pair said last their „yes“  after a 15 year long lovestory in famous church named the Graceland Wedding Chapel which is sanctificed to the King of rock-and-roll Elvis Aron Presley, and where, among other star personalities, there had their weddings Jon Bon Jovi a „apostate“ Lorenzo Lamas. Closely before this wedding, Mrs. Eva Vejmelkova had finished successfully his psychology studies on the  Palackeho University in Olomouc, CR.
At present Mr. Dusan Rapos performs his next artistic engagement which is a composition of classical music.


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