Salam Mohamad Susu is a long way from home. In the war-torn Syrian city of Homs, she was a university music professor. Now, in Denmark, she is a refugee.
But thanks to an innovative production at the Royal Danish Theater, she's back to doing what she loves: playing the piano, NBC News reported.
Shortly after arriving in a Red Cross refugee camp five months ago, Susu was unexpectedly recruited to the cast of "Uropa" — a contemporary show aimed at changing the way Western Europe thinks about refugees.
"Not everybody called refugee is... ignorant, not educated, unable to work," said Susu. "We are here to rebuild our lives... We are peaceful people, we don't want to destabilize anything, we just want to be part of your societies."
"Uropa" stars Royal Danish Ballet dancers alongside refugee actors, dancers and musicians who tell their own stories of persecution, escape and asylum.
