[NYTr] Cuban Children's Theater Company Receives UN Award
 
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 10:40:39 -0500 (CDT)

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Cuban Children's Theater Company Receive UN Award

Havana, Oct 4 (acn) The Cuban children's theater company "La Colmenita" 
has been appointed as Good Will Ambassadors of the UN Children's Fund 
(UNICEF).

"We owe this recognition to Commander in Chief Fidel Castro," said the 
director of the company, Carlos Alberto Cremata, upon receiving the 
award on Wednesday during a ceremony held at the San Francisco de Asis 
Convent in Havana.

Cremata praised the support of the Cuban leader and the contribution 
made by the ministries of Culture and Education and the Office of the 
Havana Historian. He added that this award commits them to continue 
working in the defense of children's rights and for a better world.

For his part, the UNICEF regional director for Latin America and the 
Caribbean, Nils Kastberg, recognized the contribution made by "La 
Colmenita" to world culture and peace.

The UN official noted that "La Colmenita" is the first theater company 
that receives this award and urged them to continue their work in favor 
of the new generations.

Others who praised the work of "La Colmenita" were Jose Juan Ortiz, the 
UNICEF representative in Cuba, and Havana Historian Eusebio Leal.

The ceremony concluded with the exhibition of Cremata's most recent 
play: "Cinderella... according to the Beatles."
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