
Z. Czendlik and M. V. Kopecká - In the Rhythm of Dance
A spiritual leader and a charming rebel discuss life, faith, and dance. Two distinct personalities with different perspectives, united by the belief that life should be a dance.
Martina Viktorie Kopecká is a Czech pastor of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, serving at St. Nicholas Church on Prague's Old Town Square. She studied theology at the Hussite Theological Faculty of Charles University, then added psychology and special education, and works as a psychotherapist and crisis counsellor. Pope Francis invited her - as the only ordained woman - to a bishops' synod at the Vatican and awarded her a medal for her ecumenical work. She became widely known in 2021 when she reached the final of the Czech dancing show StarDance, finishing second alongside professional dancer Marek Dědík.