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Confidence-building can be child’s play
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The OSCE Mission to Moldova has supported a musical adaptation of A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh by the Chisinau-based Anton Chekhov Russian Drama Theatre in the village of Corjova on the left bank of the Dniestr/Nistru River. The event, which took place on 14 March 2012, is part of the Mission’s efforts to promote confidence-building measures and communication between both sides of the river.
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Photo 1 of 4“Corjova has an uncomfortable existence squeezed in between Tiraspol’s and Chisinau’s influence, which sometimes has negative effects on everyday life here. We wanted to do something for the children, something in order to put a smile of their faces,” says Kenneth Pickles, the OSCE official responsible for the project. (OSCE/Igor Schimbator) -
Photo 2 of 4Children from Moldovan and Russian schools fill the village’s House of Culture to watch the theatre’s performance. (OSCE/Igor Schimbator) -
Photo 3 of 4Getting children to smile is not the only objective of the project – it also aims to develop co-operation between the two banks of the Dniestr/Nistru River. (OSCE/Igor Schimbator) -
Photo 4 of 4“A right bank theatre, playing in a left bank House of Culture – this proves that co-operation is possible, that it is good, and that everyone benefits from it. We can do more, if we just try a little more. The children understand exactly what it is all about, when Winnie-the-Pooh says, ‘Those who are clever never understand anything’,’’ says Pickles. (OSCE/Igor Schimbator)
