1st Popular Tiatr Festival cum Competition 2009

1st Popular Tiatr Festival 2009

Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) will for the first time organize a tiatr festival cum competition of the commercial tiatrs at Joao Agostinho Fernsndes Memorial Hall, Ravindra Bhavan Margao from 22nd February, 2010. TAG has organized this festival with an intention of bringing an all round development of tiatrs with a competitive spirit.

Tiatrs produced and staged between 1st January 2009 and 31st December 2009 will be eligible for participation in the Festival. The tiatr must have atleast 20 performances to its credit in order to be eligible for participation. Only 10 tiatrs will be considered for the festival. If there are more than 10 applications then 10 tiatrs to be included in the fesatival will be decided on lots.

Participating dramatic troupes will be paid a lumpsum of Rs. 25,000/ - each for various expenditures including the transport. Besides there will be three prizes of Rs. 20,000/-, Rs. 15,000/- and Rs. 10,000/- for tiatrs standing first, second and third respectively in the competition. Individual prizes for direction, acting, script writing, lyrics, stage setting, live music, back-ground music, make-up, costumes, etc will also be awarded.

The last date to submit entries to the TAG office at S1/S4, Block A, Campal Trade Centre, Campal Panjim Goa is 11.30 a.m. on 18th January, 2010. If more than 10 applications are received then 10 tiatrs to be included in the festival will be decided on lots on the same day, i.e. 18th January, 2010 at 12.00 noon. The application form and Rules & Regulations of the 1st Popular Tiatr Festival 2009 are available at the TAG office during office hours.

Tomazinho Cardozo
President - TAG
7/01/2010


- As forwarded to gaspar almeida, www.goa-world.com by TAG.