© UNICEF ESARO/Lewnes/ /2005

Children perform at Maputo's most prestigious national theatre to commemorate World AIDS Day 2005.

By Alexia Lewnes

MAPUTO, Mozambique, 28 February 2006 - A unique collaboration between an orphanage and one of Africa’s most celebrated dance companies shows how HIV/AIDS messages can be communicated through performance, while at the same time demonstrating the transforming power of art.