An act of faith

New Statesman: "La Candelaria, in Bogotá, is the Colombian capital's historic heart. The district's brightly painted Spanish colonial houses are set on cobbled lanes, filled with students and street sellers, that rise steeply into the Andean mist. Along with universities and libraries, it was a cradle of experimental theatre in the 1960s, and houses one of South America's most renowned companies. Teatro La Candelaria began 40 years ago, says its artistic director, Santiago García Pinzón, with the aim of 'making a theatre where you can read the reality of Colombian society'. "