It’s a miracle that the centenary ship Azart has sailed for more then thirty years despite countless dangers and financial hardships. It’s a miracle she ends on a South American beach like a contemporary Temple of Folly. The miracle is that the city of Manta has cleared a spot for the old barge on the beach of the fisherman’s hamlet of San Mateo. The miracle is that the energetic theater group “Humor y Vida” embraces this project to convert the ship into a cultural center on the beach. With the 220 person tribune and a professional beamer, it’s gonna be the neighbourhood cinema, a village theatre, a youth center, a museum and a top attraction for local and (inter)national tourists. With ten cabins it will be the artist residence that attracts, like a magnet, artists from the entire South American continent.