The Secret Garden of Diplomats unveiled in Moroccan ancient bastion

"The Secret Garden of Diplomats," a show of poetry, music, dance and theatre with Morocco-based diplomats starring, was unveiled Wednesday to the public in the Moroccan antic bastion of Chellah in Rabat.

"For the first time in Morocco, diplomats go on stage in an artistic adventure in a cultural exchange," says Ms. Yolanda Jah, spouce of the President of the Foundation of Islamic Culture, and member of the event's organizing committee.

Ambassadors of several countries, including the European Union, Saudi Arabia, Benin and Brazil joined together, each one reading poems, or performing of a drama troupe to the great pleasure of the public.

The evening peaked with a play performed by the ambassadors and telling the story of Edmond Rostand, a 33-year-old academic and romantic, who lived in the 17th century.

The event was sponsored by the Diplomatic Circle of Rabat, a non-profit organization, mustering spouses of foreign ambassadors based in Rabat.