Reversing tragedy

With Olwen away life is quiet. So it was unusual to find myself at two events where the organizers ran out of seating.

There was the opening of the Ludoteca children's centre in an area saturated with social problems. The new building provides a safe environment for the youngsters to enjoy being children and to appreciate God's love. Money was kindly given from Scotland, especially through the Sunday Schools, to support the project. A YouTube video gives you a sense of the event (see link below).

The other seat-shortage occasion was at the Hora 25 Theatre where University students were performing. Built like a compact amphitheatre it has only 60 seats. But the ticket lady, a substantial do-what-I-say Caribbean woman, just kept selling tickets. So the extra 40 customers had to squeeze onto aisle steps or sit at the edge of the stage. We watched a 2 hour 20 min performance without a break.

What was the drawing power? The ancient Greek tragedy of Antigone, where modern Colombian themes of a displaced people, harsh government and tragic young deaths are explored. When I was at Free Church College a fellow student, John MacCallum said about shallow thinking politicians: "They've never read the ancient classics".

And what inspired Ludoteca? A story in ancient Greek where tragedy turned to triumph.

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Photo: Aiming to bring tragedy to triumph: families Ludoteca wants to help