The project named „Teatrul copilăriei”, implemented in Austria with the support of the Program Diaspora Engagement Hub (DEH)

The project named „Teatrul copilăriei” which obtained grant funding under the Diaspora Engagement Hub (DEH) Thematic Grants Program implemented by the Diaspora Relations Bureau, was successfully completed at the end of last week.

Thanks to the Program for supporting cultural and educational actions within DEH, on June 3rd, in the city of Klagenfurt, Austria, the children's show „Ursul păcălit d evulpe” was held - a modern adaptation of the famous Romanian story, written by Ion Creangă. The play was performed by the actors of the „Teatrul Popular” from Chisinau, in a story setting that included elements of candor and humor. The audience had the wonderful opportunity to teleport into the world of stories, watching a theater performance in Romanian, which represents a first for the diaspora from Klagenfurt .

The initiative to hold the show belonged to Mrs. Lilia Ipati, pedagogue, representative of the Orthodox community in the Land of Carinthia, Austria, who, in turn, brought a message of thanks to the Diaspora Relations Bureau for supporting the respective event. „The Diaspora Relations Bureau, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your trust! This show made us forget about worldly worries and travel to the beautiful world of Creangă's stories, and for the children, an imprint of purple colors will remain in their childhood", said Lilia Ipati.

The project named „Childhood Theater”  was organized in the context of the International Children's Day and had the objective of maintaining the connection with the Republic of Moldova, developing cross-border cultural cooperation, promoting our cultural and linguistic identity among our Austrian citizens, but to  plant to children from the diaspora the love of the Romanian language. The amount of 100 thousand lei was allocated for the implementation of this project.