When all the village was a stage

When all the village was a stage
24 Feb 2009, 0328 hrs IST, TNN



Decades ago, when there were no floats, no music systems and even no decorated vehicles blaring loud music, carnival entertainment was through skits
that would take place in the yard in front of the village VIPs' houses.

Groups of persons dressed in colourful costumes, men dressed as women, accompanied by the ghumat (Goan percussion instrument) and performing skits laced with sarcasm, are memories of carnival that residents of Goan villages still carry.

"The skits were sarcastic and there was a lot of song and music in them," remembers writer Joel D'Souza of Assagao.

The skits, called khell (literal translation: play), were usually enacted at villages. The bhatkar (landlord) with his aristocratic and domineering ways was often mocked and ridiculed in these skits, with the social divide between the bhatkar and mundkar (tenant farmer) often the theme.

Recalls Maria Coutinho, "I remember one where the mundkar's daughter used to cook at the bhatkar's house, which resulted with the bhatkar's son falling in love with her and the opposition to the marriage."

"In the traditional khells, there would be at least three partes' to the khell. There was one parte which was called the Gaudiam parte' about the Gawda community, another called Raksa parte', about a monster and a third that could be the Bomboichi parte' where the scene shifted to Bombay," explains tiatr writer-director Roseferns.

There were no curtains, sets or props. Not even a stage. So the khell earned the synonym of being a zomnir khell (a play on the ground).

"I don't remember any props. They would say atam bomboi chollon' (Now I am going to Bombay) and the scene would change just like that," recalls D'Souza.

"The songs were written, but the script was not often written. One person would describe the scene, for instance if it was Bombay, he would say there are so many big buildings and cars on the roads. The khells were done that way," says Roseferns.

Yet, the khells didn't just happen. There would be songs and a script and the actors and musicians, always an all male troupe with men enacting female roles, would rehearse before they took to the streets.

"The troupe would move from house to house in the village and go to the homes of the richest people, who would in a way sponsor the khell. It was enacted in the compounds of the wealthy families," remembers D'Souza.

The beating of drums announced that a troupe was ready to perform. The audience would form a circle, those in front squatting on the ground, the others standing. A whistle would announce the beginning of an act and everybody would quieten down to watch the skit.

The first performance, befitting his position, was at the house of the village regedor (headman) and out of deference he would not be charged. From there the troupe would move to the homes of other landlords, who could afford to pay for the performance. The number of skits, or acts of a longer play, performed in the courtyard of each house, depended on how much the troupe was paid.

Over the decades the khell evolved and in the middle of the last century the khell's presented in Panaji were more sophisticated. "They would set up a small stage and a bed spread would serve as the curtain, which was held at the respective ends by two men. One of them had a whistle which was blown to mark the beginning of the act," says Lourdes Bravo da Costa Rodrigues, a researcher and writer on Goan history and traditions.

There are few carnival khells happening now and Salcete is the only taluka where these can still be found.

'Gomant Vibhushan Award' announced by Goa's CM

CM announces 'Gomant Vibhushan' from next year
19 Jun 2009, 0434 hrs IST, TNN


PANAJI: Chief minister Digambar Kamat said that the state will institute a new award known as the Gomant Vibhushan Award' from next year, which will recognise persons who have done Goa proudboth at the national and international level.

Speaking at the State Cultural Awards function at the Kala Academy on Thursday, Kamat said that the award will not be restricted to personalities only from certain fields.

"This award will be given to Goans who will do Goa proudboth in the country and around the world. It will not be restricted to any fieldbe it in art, culture, literature, science etc," he said.

Kamat also said that the government had implemented a scheme making police stations people-friendly. "We have just started reception rooms at Panaji and Margao police stations. They will have facilities such as drinking water and TV for the common man," he said.

Meanwhile, the Goa state cultural awards for 2008-2009 went to 16 individuals. For the first time, the government also bestowed the state cultural award on an institution.

The state cultural award is given to a person above 55 years of age for valuable contribution in the field of art and carries a cash prize of Rs 20,000, a certificate, "shripal" (headgear), a Nataraj replica and a shawl.

This year's awards were given in eight categories. The highest number of awardsfivewent to literature. Winners in literature included Gopalrao Mayenkar, Uday Bhembre, Ramesh Veluskar, V B Prabhu Desai and Bonaventure D'Pietro.

Three persons were awarded the cultural awards in music. These were Tulshidas Navelkar, Bernardo Cota and Conceicao Diogo da Silva alias Connie M.

In drama, the awards were given to Vijay Thali and Tulshidas Lotlikar. In folk art, the awardees were Amelia Dias and Eupsiquio Eusebio Antonio Ligorio Fernandes.

Other winners included Eusebia Feleciana Pereira alias Sabina (tiatr), Saida Apte (kirtan), Pundalik Kalangutkar (bhajan) and Kamlakant Chari (craft).

Govt declares state cultural award winners
9 Jun 2009, 0357 hrs IST, TNN

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PANAJI: The state government has announced 16 individual winners for the Goa state cultural awards for 2008-2009. For the first time, the
government has also awarded the state cultural award to an institution.

The award is given to a person above 55 years of age for "valuable contribution" in a field of art and carries a cash prize of Rs 20,000, a certificate, "shripal", a Nataraj replica and a shawl. The awards will be presented to the winners on June 18, 2009 at Kala Academy.

The names of the winners were announced at a press conference by chief minister Digambar Kamat, who is also the minister for art and culture at his official Altinho residence on Monday.

This year's awards have been given for eight categories but the highest number of five awards went to literature. Winners in literature include Gopalrao Mayenkar, Uday Bhembre, Ramesh Veluskar, V B Prabhu Desai and Bonaventure D'Pietro. Three persons have been awarded the cultural awards in music. These are Tulshidas Navelkar, Fr Bernardo Cota and Conceicao Diogo da Silva alias Connie M.

In drama, the awards have been given to Dr Vijay Thali and Tulshidas Lotlikar. In folk art, the awardees are Amelia Dias and Eupsiquio Eusebio Antonio Ligorio Fernandes. Other winners include Eusebia Feleciana Pereira alias Sabina (tiatr), Saidas Apte (kirtan), Pundalik Kalangutkar (bhajan) and Kamlakant Chari (craft).

Gomant Vidya Niketan, Margao, has also been awarded the state's first ever cultural award for an institution. The chief minister announced that the government has from this year implemented a new scheme"State cultural award for institution for outstanding performance in the field of art and culture". Gomant Vidya Niketan will be given a cash award of Rs one lakh and a memento.

Under this new scheme, the government will give the award to any Goan institution working for Goan artistes for a period of at least five years and has given valuable contribution in the field of art and culture.


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"Tiatr" produced copious volumes of music-song

"Tiatr" produced copious volumes of music-song.
Named after the Portuguese 'Teatro,' the Konknni stage was Goa's largest of performing arts, mainly among Catholics. It sure featured names like Kamat de Assolna but bulk was Goan Catholic, some with curious stage names like Titta Pretto
and Jhepsis Hitler!

"Pai Tiatrist" Joao Agostinho (JA) Fernandes, actually "Irmao" of pioneer Lucasino Ribeiro as JA himself always protested, wrote original plays and music right from his
first, and history's second, Tiatr. JA set Tiatr in the seven-Acts format, and between the Acts, songs that could be solos, duets, trios or quartets. With his own wife, he introduced women to the stage. His themes were clearly aimed at social reformation.

Thence, the world of Tiatr produced many giants. They would take a tome to even be briefly discussed. I'll restrict to a few whose song-music so impacted my young mind that I remember them to this day. I was not old enough to see some of them live, but heard their renditions from vinyl records or from 'Akashvani' (in those times, "Aqui Portugal, fala Emissora de Goa.")

Personally, my greatest Tiatrist was singer-actor Kid Boxer. Not just for his song, but for his courage of conviction. Allow me to leave the best for the last, later in this article, when I'll elaborate.

One colossus of the Tiatr world was Minguel Rod. He strode the Konknni stage at a precocious age, entering when he himself was only 13. His songs attacked social ills, which is natural as he hailed from a poor tribal background of Cortalim.


His verse-lyrics were absolutely original -- even if his tunes at times were borrowed. His imagery and satirical bite was not. A song went like, "(The landlord's) house was massive/ built of rock-solid stone/ but a wall collapsed/ when a pig's tail accidentally brushed against it." Credited with revival of the Tiatr during its gloomiest days, Minguel produced colourful titles like 'Lembddo Santan' and 'Pobre Fidalgo.'

Year 1955 was tumultuous for the Portuguese in Goa. August 15, India's Independence Day, saw several "Jai Hinds" shot dead or injured at border points of Patradevi, Molem and Polem. On October 5, Portugal's Republic Day, hundreds of natives converged at Cortalim. Everyone from Governor to gun-totting soldier quaked, until it was discovered it was not an internal 'Satyagraha.' Minguel Rod had died. Like
several Tiatr greats, at a young age: 32. "Aqui Portugal" announced the demise in all its six language news bulletins. And annual radio tributes until liberation.

Anthony Mendes is my best Konknni comedian-singer, not because his ancestral house was a whistling distance from mine. Such was his singing, dancing and acting talent that he was about to be inducted in Hindi films, when he too departed -- also at a relatively young age. Upon his death, Alfred Rose composed and sang a tribute to him. Several times during its rendition, Alfred broke down, and with him, most in the
audience.

Anthony need not have uttered funny Konknni lines to have the crowd in splits. He achieved that by merely twitching his bushy whiskers or squinting his saucer-sized eyes. Or a faked movement of his agile body -- or even with an equally spurious
Padri-style short quote in Latin! He scripted Tiatrs but only one, "Joao Paddekar," was staged in Goa.

Typical of his song lyrics:
"Ho tuzo guneaum, muzo guneaum, kestaum pettota /
Beijeam svater, vontt poleancher, thapttam suzota"
(on domestic tiffs between spouses, where, instead of
kisses, slaps resound off cheeks.)

After him, Jacinto Vaz and M. Boyer held the flag of stage comedy high.

In this galaxy, the greatest in his day was Alexinho de Candolim. He sang and also penned some pretty powerful Tiatrs, including his famous "Sonvsarant Konn Konnacho," and his trademark last, "To Bhavtto Dhormancho." Alexinho died at age 49, in 1964.

Young Menezes was the first rapid-fire ("jet-speed") singer. He liberally used Konknni adages in his songs, including one titled 'Hotel de Jakin!' Like his senior fellow villager Alexinho, Young's songs rhymed perfectly.

Trio singers -- three actors interspersing in a song -- were popular on the Konknni stage. The most legendary was Kid-Young-Rod (Kid Boxer, Young Menezes and Minguel Rod).

Among the famous Trios was Rom-Rem-Rod, who sang on the abominable murder of a Taleigao housewife, her daughter and a yet unborn child. That crime, a few years from liberation, shocked Goa, earned Malayalees local hatred and, in a long time, the Aguada gallows a trophy.


The generally accepted "Trio Kings" were Conception-Nelson-Anthony. Their political satire was so devastating that they invited post-1961 official wrath on the Tiatr
fraternity -- special guys. More about them below.

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Alfred Rose must be the most prolific of Konknni 'cantarists' (singers). He wrote and sang so many songs that he lost count of them. No chronicler can fix the number of 'cantaram' he penned. He set most of them to music himself, sang a few hundred, solo or in duet with wife Rita, or others. Most, however, were sung by other artistes.

Alfred did a wide variety of songs, from serious to satirical, melodic to mournful. Like Alexinho de Candolim before him, many of his songs carried a strong social
message, even if at times he sounded like a Sunday 'sermao.'

Some despised the nasal in his otherwise versatile soprano voice. And, even though original most of the time, Alfred sometimes borrowed popular Western tunes. But, as one of his greatest fans and my friend Filipe Dias of Madel-Margao says, "Alfred's
music was customer-oriented. When fans requested him to set songs to particular Western tunes, Alfred obliged."

Like music generated by the Konknni stage, it's not possible to discuss Cantaram save in passing. My personal choice always was songs that spun on humour. Names like Anthony Tuloo ("Lion of Cantarists"), Francis de Monso, 'Big Shot', Pascoal ("Master") Fernandes, Robin Vaz and Hermenzildo Francisco Camilo (H. Britton) will long be remembered for their melody-comedy.

In this genre, singers like Kid Boxer and Minguel Rod were
incomparable. Minguel's witty 'nightmare' still resounds:

"Angan tem asa nhoim re edem mottem bobor / Kai bore pole
tache mou-mou robor / Ratchem sopnant ieun korta tem mhaka
zobor / Mat apunn khuim rauta ti sangonam re khobor.

"Poir rati tannem sopnant ghott dhorlo maka / Ekar-ek beij
diunk laglem paka-paka / Tea vogtar saiba kainch anink mhaka
naka / Zago zaun tor polloi zalear mazor lenvta mhaka.

"Kal rati ani ek pautt jiu khoxen mhozo bhorlo / Oklecho pai
soirik gheun amgher so pavon sorlo / Oitana khoxen mhunno
babu apunn chol'lo / Zago zaun tor polloi zalear nakar
bhonvta zorlo.

"Ekech muttin zorleache dant hanvem moddle / Zago zaun tor
polloi paichea oklache arxe foddle / Pain kalukant chor mhunn
maecher borech oddle / Maein chobko marun paichea khoddeache
kens thoddle.

"Kestaum hem kabar zatoch auchit jhem mhaka poddli /
Oklechi mae ieun nhoim re soirik mhoji moddli /
Te tiddkin dhorun tika hanvem *charains* korun oddly /
Zago zaun tor polloi novich kamboll pinzun soddli."

In the general female genre, amongst the shiniest stars: Lorna (Sorg Tujea Dolleanim, Sorga Rajeant, Sopon, Noxibac Roddta -- all fused in Chris Perry's
music magic, and trumpet, as in Piso and Bebdo), and Rita Rose (Bottateanchi Bhaji, Ankvar Ravtelim, Kalliz Ostorechem, and in duet with hubby Alfred, Osoch Fottoitai, Tum Mojem Sukh and Anvdde Tuje Sompoi -- from 'Boglant.')


Let's move to another genre of Goan songsters.

At a time when Goa's independent identity was under grave threat, in the run up to the Jan-1967 Opinion Poll, several gifted Goans used their pen, voice and music to save the day for their homeland. Men like Dr. Manoharrai Sardessai, Adv. Uday Bhembre and Shankar Bhandari worked hard, through their song, to stem the tide of public opinion that was almost sure to have forever obliterated the idea of a distinct Goa.

Songs like "Goenchea Mojea Goenkaranno" and "Goenkar zaiat zage" sung by 'Goyem Shahir' Ulhas Buyao and "Don Pana" by Assolna-born vocalist Carmo Rod, still echo. In easier times, men like Bhembre wrote songs like "Chann'neache Rati" (sung
by Buyao), while Buyao himself produced quality songs, the most hilarious of which, to my mind, is "Gagar kiteak foddta re?" rendered, with equal finesse, by Varsha Usgaonkar.

"Dorya Deger" by Santosh and Mamta Prabhugaonkar, with pleasing vocal skills, delivered a powerful message on inter-caste marriages. These are included in Buyao's album, "Roop Tujem Laita Pixem."

Mangalore also produced a rich harvest of cantaram. Helen D'Cruz and Henry D'Souza created radio history with "Ye, ye, Katrina" (1971), one among many in their repertoire. Then there were Jerome de Souza, Lourdes Collaco, Agnes D'Souza, among
others. Wilfy Remimbus and Eric Ozario were giants on Mangalore's music matrix.


In this penultimate piece, some more 'firsts' in Goan music:

The first recorded Konknni song (on a vinyl gramophone record) was by Joao Agostinho, the Pai Tiatrist's "Mog mirmiriancho" (HMV, 1910), sung by him with his daughter Sofia. The first recorded Konknni audio cassette was by Alfred Rose. The
first Konknni audio CD was by Remo Fernandes. To Remo also goes the credit of re-doing old classics like 'Rajan & Prema' and 'Kustoba Rane.' The (unofficial) title of "Nightingale of Goa" was bestowed by a Portuguese governor on yodeler Dioguinho D'Mello -- who died, sadly, both blind and a beggar.

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Goan music: a long, twisted, and often colourful road across time

Goan music: a long, twisted, and often colourful road across time
- By Valmiki Faleiro



Among my many debts of gratitude, one I owe to Goan music. To
cantorists and lyricists of Konknni songs. To those who set
the verses to music, and produced a repertoire very dear to a
substantial segment of Goans. From old-world gramophone
records, transistor radio and the first cinema, it was the
music that took me to the songs. The songs then took me to
the lyrics.

That is how Konknni songs, among few other things like
Konknni-speaking friends -- and the ever witty, wise, and
often wacky, world of Konknni adages -- improved my otherwise
severely limited vocabulary of the mother tongue. To them all
who scripted, scored and sang all those great Konknni songs,
here is a humble salute.

I met Frank Fernand, producer of the everlasting
songs in his early-1960s films 'Amchem Noxib' and
'Nirmonn,' in the late 1970s. I carried his angst,
on the disdain of Goa's elite and government
towards Konknni, in a Sunday piece in the
Margao-based West Coast Times I was then with. He
introduced orchestral music to Konknni song and
adapted the Tiatro celluloid. To me, he's also the
greatest Konknni music composer.

Frank Fernandes -- born Curchorem, May 3, 1919-- played the
violin and trumpet like they were toys. He was maestro to
Bollywood greats like Shankar-Jaikishan and Kalyanji-Anandji.
He set the tunes of [the prominent Konkani films of the
yesteryears] Amchem Noxib and Nirmonn to musical magic. This
great son of Goa passed away in Mumbai, April 1, 2007.

My good neighbour and friend, Francisco C. Colaco, no less a
cardiologist than the singer he also is, opines that late
Chris Perry was the greatest. I have no problems. Both Dr.
Colaco and I were blessed to be born in an area, 100 metres
in radius, that gave birth to several Konknni greats (the
list is long, but allow me to mention a few):

Joao Agostinho Fernandes, Pai Tiatrist (father of the Tiatr).
Mestre Fancu of the Holy Spirit Church and its music school,
who spawned a generation of famous musicians. His
reconstructed house at Tepodi Pandd, leading to the house of
some Tepodd -- catch Margaoites nicknaming people charitably!
-- still stands, as does the original quaint residence of the
Pai Tiatrist at Modsai.

Roque Bernardo Barreto Miranda, scion of a great literary
family, kept Konknni traditions alive with his Enfiada de
Anexins Go?se (Imprensa Nacional 1931). Amazing that such a
tiny geographic area also produced the likes of Mestre Nunes
Fernandes and Anthony Mendes, to me the greatest Konknni
comedian. His role of compounder in the film Amchem Noxib is
yet unsurpassed. And, of course, Chris, Joe and Paul-Perry.

Another 100 metres from here, then tiny Pequeno Madel gave
Goa musicians of the meter of Mestre Agostinho Carvalho. Also
the much decorated singer-comedian, Manoel Santana Aguiar
(State Award-1985, Sangeet Natak Academy's-1995, and Padma
Shree in 2005 -- an award every decade!) Born in Madel, M.
Boyer settled in Santemol, Raia. His stage brother, the
unique Jacinto Vaz, Goa's own Charlie -- Sir Charles Spencer
-- Chaplin, came from Mandur, Tiswadi though.

I am under no illusions that any justice can be
done to the world of Konknni music within one or
even a series of newspaper articles. Permit me,
though, to reminisce a bit.

Half a century ago, when I was a child, Konknni was shunned
both in schools and in upper class homes. Konknni, our
identity and heritage, thrived on the laps of the red
lateritic soil of the central of Parashurama's seven
Konkanas. Our ancestors made that identity bud, bloom and
blossom. Konknni writers, musicians and songsters kept the
language going.

Some have chronicled Goa's film and stage music. Andrew Greno
Viegas, who fell to cancer at 40 last year, was among them.
Between his lab assistant's job, he collected memorabilia of
Konknni song, wrote, and brought out the book titled 50 Years
of Konknni Cinema (2000). He worked at building an
encyclopaedia of recorded Konknni music.

There is the almost self-effacing Bonaventure
D'Pietro of Anjuna. He not only writes copiously --
his Songit, Doulot Goenkaranchi (2004) is a
treasure -- but plays and produces Konknni music as
well.

We have our own inimitable storyteller, Mario Cabral e S?,
who, between his many books, edited Location Goa (2006).
Another journo Frederick Noronha has pointed out that this
State-sponsored volume lacks adequate exposure. Selling
books, even one as good as Mario de Sa's, I reckon, would not
fetch our ministers the kickbacks that outsourcing deals do.

[First published in Herald, in 2008]
as archived by gaspar almeida, www.goa-world.com

TIATRO : A CRITICAL STUDY - [Ph.D. Thesis by Andre Rafael Fernandes]

TIATRO : A CRITICAL STUDY
[Ph.D. Thesis by Andre Rafael Fernandes]

Abstract

The study traces the development of Tiatro from its various origins.
Whereas the general impression is that this dramatic form began in 1892 in Bombay, the thesis traces Tiatro?s genesis to the traditional Zagors and Khells which have evolved over several centuries from ancient performances.

The study documents available references from the earliest Portuguese plays in Goa. The developments in Music and Song [both Indian and Western] are tracked and their integral functions in Tiatros is indicated. The research accounts for variations in the spelling of Tiatro and studies diverse aspects such as Genres, Thematic concerns, Phases of growth, Structure, use of language, roles of actors, women, set designing, lighting, innovations, stage management, publicity, censorship, limitations and audience participation, etc.

The thesis gives due credit to, and highlights the contribution of Joao Agostinho Fernandes, rightly regarded as Pai Tiatrist the 'Father of Tiatro'. Several of his major plays are analysed and their impact assessed. Joao Agostinho is found to be not just an excellent ground-breaking playwright but also a forceful votary of social
reform.

An important contribution of this research is the innovative documentation of Joao Agostinho's manuscripts, handbills, brochures, news clippings, reviews and related items in his collection. He is also presented as a role model for Tiatrists of all times.

Hundreds of Tiatrists have kept audiences enthralled for thousands of performances in Goa, Mumbai and elsewhere. On any given weekend during the theatrical season, at least ten shows are held in various parts of Goa.

While justice cannot be done to all the Tiatrists, in a study of the present type, an attempt is made to briefly analyse the published plays of nine other playwrights. These are : Aleixinho de Candolim, A.R. Souza Ferrao, Kid Boxer, J. P. Souzalin, C. Alvares, Remmie J. Colaco, John Claro Fernandes, Prem Kumar and M. Boyer.

A list of Tiatrists is also appended.

Issues, Problems and Challenges in Contemporary Tiatro are discussed in the study. In spite of the general apathy of official / government bodies and the onslaught of cable television and alternative forms of entertainment, it is seen that Tiatro has so far managed to hold its ground as the premier form of staged entertainment for Konkani speakers.

Ever since Antonio Piedade Moraes innovated the path-breaking transformation of the ground based khells ?to stage performances of Khell-Tiatr and the subsequent evolution of the Non-Stop Drama, Tiatro has been enthused with new life and dynamism.

With the gradual decline of the Tiatro production in Mumbai and corresponding spurt in formation of Goan troupes, theatrical activities have resurged. Tiatros entertain not just local audiences but also perform for the benefit of emigrants elsewhere in India, the Middle East, London and Toronto.

Developments in communication technologies such as the Internet permit the Goan diaspora to be aware of the contemporary artistes and performances. Considering all its inherent strengths, Tiatro has an assured future as a medium of entertainment, education and social transformation.
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Tiatrachea Machier: Tallio Marat

From: Edward Verdes
Subject: Re: [Gulf Goans] Tiatrachea Machier: Tallio Marat
To: gulf-goans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 2:29 AM

Mayachea poile sumanat hanvem ho tiatr mojea kuttumba sangatak, Margao GVN Hallant pollelo.

Khorench boreantlo boro tiatr hea seasonantlo. ..Bore dailog ani khoddegant acting...Bai Hazelachem acting maka ekdom borem laglem.
Avoi-bapain aplea bhurgeam sangatak ho tiatr pollouncho.

Kantaram borim aslim, chodd korun Francis de Tuem, Marcus Vaz ani Lawry Travasso ancho trio ekdom boro aslo ani tankam machier 6 pautti porte apoile.
(interval uprant te disonk nant)

(A very good tiatr of this season, good story, acting and powerfull dialogues. Dont miss this tiatr if you
are in Goa..specially Gulfies should watch this tiatr with their families)

Mojim Porbim Bab Milagres de Chandor-ak.

Dev Borem Korum
Eddie Verdes


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Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 6:39 AM
Subject: [Gulf Goans] Tiatrachea Machier: Tallio Marat




'Tallio Marat’
amchea tornnateancher lokx oddta

Ghorabeachea udarposonna khatir avoy-bapain fokot duddu ekttaim kelear puro na. Avoy-bapui aplea vaddtea bhurgeancher aplem lokx oddina tednam, tancho fuddar ani xevott koso ani koslo zata tem Milagres de Chandor 'Tallio Marat' hea aplea tiatrant bes-bore toren dakoll korta. Sam (Elvis) ani Savita (Sharon)-achea sangata tancheo dog dhuvo Rosa (Carmin) ani Zelia (Hazel) jiyetat. Aplea avoy-bapaiche nodre add Rose guptim Lenoy (Rumualdo)-chea mogan poddta ani dhaktti dhuv Zelia vaitt ixttagotik lagon, vikhallim vokhdam (drugs) ani soro piyeunk xikta ani tanchech sangata tem aplo chodd-so vell sarta. Gõyant aplim bhurgim vaitt rostear choltat mhonn pordesant nokrek aslolea Samachea kanar poddta. Dubai apli nokri soddun divn ani Gõyam yevn, aple potinni ani bhurgeam sangata fuddle dis sarunk Sam ek tharav gheta. Vaitt ixttagot soddun borea margar yevnk 'taker' (Milagres) Zeliak aplo adar bhasaita. Tachi-i bhoinn toslech poristhitint atm-ghat korun somploli dekun Zeliacher toslem moronn yena zavnk 'taker' zaiti tozvit korta, punn Zelia tachem kainch ek aikunk toyar asona. Ek dis aplea ixttam sangata vell sartana, vikhallim vokhdam piyevn Zelia soiranna bhair poddta. Te sondecho faido ghevn, tache te tin ixtt tacher bolatkar kortat ani jivexim martat. Tea tovnaxi mon’xamni Zeliacho xevott kelo dekun, to 'taker' vichitr toren tancho bodla gheta ani adarlolea khunnak lagon xevottak Inspektor (Agnelo)-achea hatantlean taka bondkhonnint vechem poddta. Dusre vatten, ankvarponnich Rose avoyponnachea bhesar pavta ani ti khobor aplea mogiak kolloitoch, gorbhpatt korunk to taka suchoita. Punn toslem panvl marunk Rose toyar zaina. Pordesant vochpache toyarek lagtana, ek bhonvddi marun, apun logn zatolo mhonn Lenoy Rose-ak bhas dita. Punn pordesant vetoch, Lenoyak Nikisha (Sunita) sampoddta ani dogaim Gõyam yevn lognache toyarek lagtat. Hi khobor aikun, Rose khup dukhi zata ani dil'lea utracher aplo mogi add gelo dekun, tem aplo jiv sompounk sodta. Punn Rose-achea kusveant aslolea bhurgea vixim sot uzvaddak yetoch, Nikisha guptim Rose-ak aplo adar bhasaita. Logna disa Lenoyak Nikisha nhoi, punn tachench adlem mogi Rose bhett'ta ani tachech thaim taka kazar zavchem poddta. Tanchi dogainchi ti bhett koxi zali, tem nimannea pordear bes- bore toren dakoilam. Kantaram babtint, Lawry Travasso-chem Niz Mog, Francis de Tuem-chem Dotor, Sharon Mazarello-chem Internet Novre, bab Cameron-achem Uddta to Buddta, ani duet gailolim Elvis-Carmen- achem Bhaddem, ani Victor-Andrew SEZ kantarank loka koddlean boro yevkar mell'lo.
V Ixtt Milagres de Chandor-ak porbim dita ani fuddarak anik tiatr borovn ani machier haddun, Konknni machiechi seva pott’tiddken korunk ulo marta.

DIGDORSPI ULOITA:
- Az meren hanven 22 tiatr borovn, machier ube
keleat.
- Konknni machier Follam Naslolo Rukh ho mhozo
poilo tiatr.
- Chodd-xe mhoje tiatr kuttumbancher attaplole
astat, punn he khepek hanvem adhunik
tornnateancher (new generation) bhor ghala.
- Tiatr pollevpeank lagon amche tiatr fuddem vetat.
Tancho sohokar novea digdorspeank- ui mellcho
Mhonn mhozo anvddo.
P Agxekar


www.v-ixtt.com

Tiatrs and society

Tiatrs and society

One fine Sunday, I attended a tiatr. It was well directed
and conveyed a very good message. But what disappointed me
was that a duet was sung criticising a priest who preached
against women wearing jeans and tight outfits while
attending the Holy Eucharist in Church.


This singer sends a wrong message by saying that dress is
not important, but only faith in God is enough. As our
Blessed Virgin Mary warned in 1917 at Fatima in Portugal,
more souls go to hell because of sins of the flesh than
for any other reason.
I humbly request tiatrists to compose good songs and
encourage the priests who have the guts to stand and
preach correctly.

Augustine Coelho, Aldona
http://www.oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=23259&cid=13

Tiatrachea Machier 'Kal, Aiz ani Faleam'

'Kal, Aiz ani Faleam'
cheddvachea jinnecher bhor ghalta

Eka cheddvachea jivitak tin bhag asat. Kal ek ankvar cheddum koxem, aiz ek avoy koxi ani faleam ek sasumaim koxi. Ek ankvar cheddum koxem bore rit-dekhin tem vaddlem zalear ek bori avoy ani tea uprant ek bori sasumaim zavnk bhag melltolem mhonn Mario Menezes aplea 'Kal, Aiz ani Faleam' hea tiatrant dakoll korta.

Aple zannte avoyk azilant ghalun, Tanya (Agnes) aple avoychea (Sabina) ghora pennem korta. Ticho ghorkar Rio (Mario Menezes) aple ghorkarnichi ani ektteach putachi antrea-poirean khobor ghevnk yeta. Teach gharant Tanyacho bhav Tyron (Lawry Travasso) aple potini Nisha (Rosy Alvares) ani dhuve Riomak (Rioma)sangata ghevn, ekvottan jiyetat.

Aple suniek, Nishak cheddum zolmolam ani aple dhuvek Tanyak put zolmola dekun avoy bhorpur vegllochar dakoita. Nishak ani tache dhuvek Riomak kikont korun, tancher naka zal'lim boglanttam thapun, Tyron-achi avoy tankam pois dovorta. Aple ekttech dhuvek Tanyak ani tichea putak soglo mog-moipas divnk ti fattim sorona. Nisha aplea payancho kochro mhonn somzun, tika soglo ghorcho vavr korunk tachi sasumaim formaita. Tanya-i tachi beporva korta.

Tyronacho bhav (comedian Sally) logn zavnk fuddem sorta tednam, sun (comedian Janet) gharant kitlem dot-dennem haddtolem, tache vixim tachi avoy tache lagim sodpus korta. Logn zatoch gharant ailoli sun poderachea kuttumbachi mhonn kolltoch, tachi sasumaim dukhi zata.

Sasumaim aplea mathear bosche poilinch, gharant ailoli novi sun tika nittayer ghalun, tika tichi suvat dakoita. Nishak-ui tichi gulam’ zaina zavnk ti taka xiddkaita.
Tanya guptim anik konnacho mog korta mhonn tachea bhavak Tyron-ak kollun yeta. Punn aplo gupit mog Tyronak ugddapo korunk tem koxench kobul na. Tuji bhoinn tosle bhan’goddent poddchi na mhonn sangun, Tanyachi avoy aple dhuvek tenko dita. Ek dis Tanyacho mogi Karim (Philipe Almeida) tachea ghara yeta tednam, Tyronache nodrek sot uzvaddak yeta. Ek dis bagint Tanya ani Karim-achi bhett zata tednam, aple bhoinnichi vatt soddunk Tyron Karimak dhomki dita.

Ek dis okosmat Tyronache avoyk kallzacho atak yeta. Gharant konnuch asona fokot tachi nat Rioma. Tea vellar aplea bapaik toxench ambulance-ak fon korun, Rioma aple sasumaink adar korta. Kallzachem operesanv korunk don lakh poddtole mhonn voiz sangta tednam, Tanya aplea putak sangata ghevn, aplea ghovager vochunk toyar zata.

Tea vellar, dhaktti sun aple sasumainchea adarak pavta. Ilaz ghevn, ghara yetoch, avoyche dolle ugoddtat. Tanya aplea ghorkarak ani putak ghevn, avoyche khobrek yeta tednam, aple dhuvecho nhoi punn odik promannan aplea putancho, sunancho ani tanchea kuttumbacho apnnem odik mog korunk goroz mhonn tika kollun yeta.

Kantaram babtint, Xavier Gomes-an gailolem 'Vat' kantar boro sondex ditalem. Marcus Vaz ani Xavier Gomes-achem duet 'Adlim Festam,' Agnes ani Rosy Alvares-anchem 'Nhesop,' Francis de Tuem-Xavier Gomes-Marcus Vaz-achem trio 'Kid-Young-Rod' aikopa sarkim aslim.

-P Agxekar
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TIATRIST NASLOLO TIATR DIS - 17/4/2009

TIATRIST NASLOLO TIATR DIS

- Vitorin Pereira, Utorda


Kala Akademy Gõy, 1996 vorsa-sun Abrilache 17ver Tiatr Dis monoita.

Xembor vorsam odik zalim tea disa bhov manest bab Lucasino Ribeiro ani Pai Tiatrist Joao Agostinho Fernandes hannim poilech pautt Mumboi xharant “Italiano Bhurgo” ho Konknni tiatr machier dakhoilear. Tachea ugddasak Kala Akademy ho dis 1996 vorsasun vhodda dobajean monoitana vorsan-voros kaim mhalgoddea tiatristank puroskar bhettoun sotkar korta. Hi tiatr mogiank, tiatr kalakorank khoxechi gozal.

Vorsavolli pormonnem hea vorsa Kala Akademint Tiatr disache karavollik hanv hazir aslom ani machier ravon don utram ulounk mhaka bhag favo zalem. Machier ravon vosrear nodor ghalit tor tiatr mogi (polloupi) favo toxe hazir asle punn khontichi gozal mhollear amchea tiatrist bhov thodde asle! Karann amche tiatrist bhav bhoinnank Abrilacher 17ver tiatr dis mhunnon khobor nasli kai? Vo Kala Akademichim apovnnea potram mellonknant. Tiatr dis mhunnche amchea tiatristank ghorchich kariavoll nhoi? Tankam apovnnea potranchi goroz asli?

Itlench nhoi fattim Moddganv don dis Dalgado Konknni Akademichem Sahityik ani sonskrutik sammelon aslem tednaim tiatrist favo tea porim nasle. Aiz kal tiatrist Konknni bhaxe vorvim tiatranim bhag ghetat ani aplea ghorabeank duddvancho adhar melloitat vo thodde tiatranchea zoddivorinch aplem kuttumb sambhalltat mhollear chuk zaunchina. Eka-eka tiatristachea sangatak ghorchim dog-tiguch ailear kariavollicho vosro chikar bhorom ieta. Tiatr polloupi koslei Konknni kariavollik khoxen ietat.

Punn amche tiatrist? Orthik vo dusro kosloi faido aslearuch ietele. Na tor oslea dobajeanchem kainch poddon vochonk na. Portem zalear Konknni ami tiatrist sambhallttat, amchi Romi Konknni amkam zai oxem hod’ddem fuddem kaddun machier ravon sangonk meklle! Hanv sogllech tiatristank hem lagu korina. Thodde khorench tan-bhuk visron Konknni khatir vavurtat. Vichitr gozal hi, tiatrist machier ravon kitli sobit Konknni utram ani sonvad uloitat, punn tech machievele denvle mhunttoch eka meka thaim Konkliz tastat toxench aplea ghoranim bail-bhurgeam thaim Inglez uloitat.

Itlench nhoi Romi Konnnichea fuddari passun eka-meka thaim khazgint Ingezuch katortat. Te uloitat tea gozalink Konknni utram nant kai? Vo amcho Konknnico mog fokot suvartha khatir vo tiatr polloupi bhousak fottoupa khatir? Ami Konknnicho apsuvarthi motlobponnan dongi mog korcho nhoi, punn nisuvarthi ani niz mog korunk favo oxem tumkam disona? Sodeak itlench puro.

JIVIT / Ank Mai 2009
(JIVIT - Konkani Monthly Magazine, issue May 2009).

Month's Mind - M.Boyer - 30th June 2009

(as published in O'Heraldo on June 29, 2009)




M BOYER - The Last Journey
M BOYER - The Last Journey Padmashree M Boyer
Raia, Salcette, Goa - India

http://www.avmaroc.com/videos/boyer+the+last-cLiPH1TtTLYjWtk.html

JoeGoaUk

Condolence Meeting - Homage to late Shri Lucas Fernandes

Tomazinho Cardozo
President
Tiatr Academy of Goa
Panjim, Goa.

Date: 23 . 06 . 09




PRESS NOTE


Condolence Meeting

Tiatr Academy of Goa has organized a condolence meeting to pay homage to late Shri. Lucas Fernandes, a veteran tiatr artiste who expired recently under tragic circumstances. The Condolence meet will take place on Thursday, 25th June, 2009 at 4.30 p.m. at the Margao Municipality Hall, Margao. Late Lucas Fernandes who acted female roles in the 1940s and 50s was one of the few artistes who could keep the Tiatr alive and vibrant at that time when girls did not venture to come of Tiatr stage due to social constraints.

Tiatr Academy of Goa invites all tiatr artistes and tiatr lovers to attend the meeting and pay tributes to late Lucas Fernandes.

Tomazinho Cardozo
President
Tiatr Academy, Goa

"Police 2" Tiatr in Oman - “Wow! What a show!”

"Police 2" Tiatr in Oman - “Wow! What a show!”

“Wow! What a show!” was the unanimous response of the Goans in Oman as they left the Ruwi Church Hall on the early morning of 12th June 2009.

The event - Goan Tiatr ‘Police2’ - written and directed by comedian Augustine, was presented by GCO . All the actors and musicians had been specially flown in all the way from Goa.



As expected, it was a houseful show and everyone present thoroughly enjoyed every moment on the hilarious show.

Before the show, Mr. Anthony Lourence, the GCO Coordinator for Cultural activities welcomed everyone and introduced the director, Mr. Augustine, who was welcomed with a thunderous applause. Anthony thanked GCO President Mr. Flynn de Lima for his generous and continuous support, the Vice-President Mr. Celso Fernandes for providing accommodation to the visitors, Mr. Baltazar Fernandes for the sound system, and a word of special thanks to Mr. Anthony Goes and Mr. Thomas Fernandes of the Al Hosni Group for sponsoring the visas . Mr. Celso presented a memento, as a token of appreciation, to Mr. Anthony Goes and Mr. Thomas Fernandes.

Mr. Augustine then requested the audience to stand and observe a minute’s silence as a mark of respect for the departed soul of the great Goan Tiatrist M. Boyer, who breathed his last on 30th May in Goa. Later on in the show, Mr Oswy Viagas , a well known Goan composer sang a song in honor of M. Boyer.

The curtain then opened to a melodious opening song by Joaquim Cabral. It was then 3 hours of non-stop peels of laughter all the way to the comedy of Selvi and the director himself.

The main story itself included a very well written script, inter woven with introspective social awareness messages in honor of the police services. The show was well complemented by melodious songs by various artist s on different topics: one specially praising liquor baron Vijay Mallaya for saving Mahatma Gandhi’s relics from leaving the Indians shows. Our local talent Mr. Louis Gomes, well seconded by his younger brother Mr. Rocky Gomes, added special colour to the show with a well composed song highlighting the degeneration of Christians values in our Churches.


Just towards the end, an emotional and highly excited Augustine appeared on the stage and profusely thanked the Goans in Oman for turning up in great numbers, and for their excellent support. He and his troupe were specially appreciative of Mr. Anthony Lourence and his Ghanv Bhavs Louis and Rocky who spared no effort whatsoever to ensure this success of this event and hospitality to the tiatrists. Mr. Augustine also thanked Mr. Celso for the fine accommodation “ Wow! what a house!” and the GCO for the rucheck Goanche jevon, cooked and supplied by Rosy and Kevin.

The GCO wishes Mr. Augustine and his artistes every success in the present Gulf tour, UK and Insha Allah the New Zealand trips and the all the best in the future endeavors.

The GCO also thanks the following:
- Ruwi Parish Priests and office bearers.
- Mr. Anthony Goes and Mr Thomas Fernandes for arranging visas through Majan Hotel
- Mr. Celso Fernandes for arranging the accommodation for the visiting troupe
- Mr. Baltazar Fernandes and Talentz for the sound and lights
- Mr. Rocky Gomes for arranging the trip and liaising with the troupe
- Mr. E Perry and Mr Noel Rodrigues for the stage settings.

For photos by Mr. Sebastian, click on http://www.goansinoman.com/photos/%20/

Goan Community of Oman

Filipe Almeida & Comedy Queen Janet announces Gulf & UK Tours

Filipe Almeida & Comedy Queen Janet announces Gulf & UK Tours
in July with Konkani Tiatr "SOGLIM KHUXEAL"


This super hit tiatr has powerful comedy and variety of songs and some novelty presentation featuring Comedian Janet, Shruti, Buska, Pascoal Rodrigues, Comedian Ambe, Marcus Vaz, C. D'Silva, Satyavan Tari, Aldair, Anthony Caido, Tony de Ribandar and writer-director Filipe Almeida.

Added attraction: Kuwait-based Micheal D'Silva and Comedian Philip
Music by: Lenoy Gomendes.

The show is scheduled in Kuwait on Friday, 10th July 2009 at 3:30 p.m. at Hawalli A.C. Auditorium.


Gulf Tour schedule:

The tiatr will be presented in:

Dubai on 2nd July, Abu Dhabi on 3rd July, Bahrain on 9th July, Kuwait on 10th July.



U.K. Tour schedule:

Wembley on 19th July and in Swindon on 25th July.



For bookings in Kuwait, contact Tony - Golden Goa Shop (Kuwait City), 99581491 Limra Cargo-Kuwait.



Watch out for details in your favourite local newspapers and or Goa's Pride, Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter.


[Info source: Tiatr Handbill (B&W) presented to goa-world.com team
by organizers' publicists during Comedian Agostinho's 81st presentation of the Konkani drama POLICE 2 in Kuwait on 19 June 2009].

Renowned Tiatrist Artiste Lucas Fernandes is no more

Lucas Fernandes is no more



Lucas Fernandes, a renowned tiatr artiste of yester years expired under tragic circumstances on 16th June 2009 at Colva, Goa.

Mr. Fernandes served the tiatr stage when there were no female artistes available to participate in Tiatrs. He acted female roles with precision and won the hearts of tiatr goers. His capability in portraying effectively the characters of a young girl, a middle aged mother, or a daughter or a daughter – in law, etc helped the writers and directors of tiatr of that time to produce tiatrs on various themes. He was a very good singer too and in singing also he mostly acted female roles only. In fact he contributed immensely in his own way to the development of Tiatr in the 1940s and 1950s.


In the beginning of the 1960s he migrated to Beira for better prospects and hence could not continue his acting on the tiatr stage. Some years back he returned to Goa. His contribution to tiatr staged was recognized by the Goa Government when he was felicitated by Shri. Digamber Kamat, Chief Minister of Goa on the occasion of the inauguration of the Tiatr Academy of Goa on 16th February 2009.


Tiatr Academy of Goa condoles the sudden death of this versatile tiatr artiste, conveys our condolences to his family and prays to the Almighty to grant him the eternal peace.



Tomazinho Cardozo
President
Tiatr Academy Goa.




Links + photo added by www.goa-world.com team
http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=17351&cid=26
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LUCAS FERNANDES is seen in this video
by JoeGoaUk
http://www.perfspot.com/video2/video.asp?id=3989628510&b=

FIRST MEET OF TIATR ACADEMY GOA

FIRST MEET OF TIATR ACADEMY GOA


The Tiatr Academy, Goa was constituted on 6th January, 2009 with eminent Konkani playwright, ex Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, ex Headmaster, and columnist Mr. Tomazinho Cardozo. Besides other office bearers , Mr. Victor de Sa was appointed its Member Secretary. It was inaugurated on 16th February, 2009 at the JAF – Pai Tiatrist Hall Margao and its Constitution notified on May 2009. The Government has provided the Tiatr Academy a Rs. 1.5 crore assistance to have its own premises and one such premise Opp the Kala Academy at Campal Panaji is under consideration.

The Tiatr Academy Goa now well over 100 days since its inception has invited all tiatr artists, writers, directors, actors, singers, those involved in back stage works such as stage setting light effects background music constumes make-up professionals and musicians assisting tiatrs etc to attend its first meeting on 17th June 2009 at 4.00 p.m. sharp at the Conference Hall of Ravindra Bhavan Margao according to an advertisement released on the local English daily today by the Member Secretary TA-Goa to give valuable suggestions for the effective functioning of the TA-Goa.

This writer has been interacting with several of those connected with the tiatrs and during such interactive meets the undermentioned suggestions need to be considered.

The Tiatr Academy Goa constituted on 6th January, 2009 by the Government of Goa was clearly with a rider that the OLA 1987 would not be tampered with the demand at a above and hence appears to be a favour done to the Tiatrist and tiatr lovers and not as a legitimate fulfillment of a long pending requirement.

Thus there can be no comprise on the legitimate demand of Goans for grant of official recognition to Konkani in the English script by amending the OLA 1987 as the topmost priority. Once this is achieved it follows as corollary that the State Government must give budgetary support and not mere financial “assistance “ as doles as at present.

The Tiatr Academy Goa should
- look out for an individual who is young, dynamic, apolitical, has administrative acumen, and above all has the ability to unite the tiatrists.

- have its own website, blog, online facility email and network with similar other websites so as to act as a repository of anything and everything related to tiatr

- create a data base of all the tiatrist and those connected with the tiatr right from 1871. The data can be classified broadly in four categories a) before Independence 1947, b) before Liberation 1961 c) post Liberation 1967 and d) post Statehood 1986 . Care should be taken to include those outside Goa as well

- ensure that portraits of Lucacinho Ribeiro, Joao Agostinho Fernandes (Pai Tiatrist) and Maria Regina Fernandes adorn the office of the Tiatr Academy Goa – Office, and their photographs are prominently displayed on all advertisements released by the Tiatr Academy Goa.

- constitute subcommittees consisting of office bearers of the TA-Goa and other well meaning citizens within and outside Goa to collate, disseminate, information and to advance the scope of performance of tiatr artists, writers, directors, actors, singers, those involved in back stage works such as stage setting light effects background music constumes make-up professionals and musicians assisting tiatrs

- commemorate posthumously tiatrists who have contributed immensely to sustain this unique performing art in most difficult times and unsavoury circumstances which has sustained this ever growing cultural to this day;

- collaborate with other private tiatr academies or cultural bodies world wide to promote tiatr

- demand for recognition of tiatr and related activities as an industry so as to enhance the scope of funds and run the same on sound financial standings to attract people to dedicate themselves full time into the tiatr

- constitute a wage panel to decide pay perquisites and provide for social security on superannuation and a solatium for next of kin of deceased tiatr personnel.

- seek financial grants from the Ministry of Art and Culture and Govt of India and Department of Art and Culture Government of Goa for musical instruments , pensions for musicians and others connected with the trade an d also for the benefit of the next of kin.

- upgrade the standards of performance presentation stage setting using present day acoustics and electronic setting etc without destroying creativity and originality to attract the audiences of varied social backgrounds and make tiatrs acceptable to those other than the traditional audiences.

- microfilm all original scripts of tiatrists of yester-years and preserve for posterity original ones either in public or private museums

Preserve the “House of Pai Tiatrist” at Modsai Margao alongwith his personal effects his original scripts works etc .. ( on the lines of Rabindranath Tagores Shantinilketan abode at Kolkatta, West Bengal ) for posterity and for future generations to see.

Decentralise its working preferably taluka wise by setting up liason centres / contact desks in private offices /homes etc with business communication facilities for efficient networking with the Tiatr Academy Goa headquarter and to avoid tiatrist etc visits to headquarters for works related to TA Goa.

Form a youth wing for tiatrists and others under an independent youth leader to pursue the tiatr mission.

Prepare a film on late Padmashree M Boyer for his unique contribution to tiatr.

Constitute a committee to assist creating the DVD, VCDs of tiatrs to enhance their quality and viewing standards for audiences of all ages and to avoid piracy

It is hoped that the others too will send in suggestions views etc to the Tiatr Academy Goa Chairman.

GODFREY J. I. GONSALVES,
BORDA, MARGAO, 403 602, GOA. (INDIA)
+91 98221 58584 (24 HRS)
gonsalvesgodfreyji@yahoo.co.in

17/6/2009

Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) convenes meeting of all tiatr artistes

PRESS NOTE


Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) has convened a meeting of all tiatr artistes – writers, directors, actors, singers, artistes involved in back stage works such as stage setting, light effects, background music, costumes, make-up, and musicians playing for tiatrs on Wednesday, 17th June, 2009 at 4.00 p.m. at the Conference Hall of Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. The purpose of the meeting is to bring all tiatr artistes together and to get their suggestions for the effective functioning of Tiatr Academy of Goa.

TAG does not have addresses of all the tiatr artistes and hence TAG is not in a position to intimate each and every tiatr artiste individually.


Therefore Tiatr Academy Goa requests all the tiatr artistes to attend the meeting and contribute to their valuable suggestions for the development of TAG and the Goan tiatr.


Tomazinho Cardozo
President
Tiatr Academy Goa .




Invitation



Tiatr Academy Goa



Cordially invites



All Tiatr artistes – writers, directors, actors, singers, artistes involved in back stage works such as stage setting, light effects, background music, costumes, make-up and musicians playing for tiatrs to attend the first meeting of all tiatr artists organized by Tiatr Academy Goa



Today, Wednesday, 17th June 2009 at 4.00 p.m. sharp
at the Conference Hall of Ravindra Bhavan Margao.


We request all Tiatr artists to attend the meeting in large number and to give valuable suggestions for the effective functioning of Tiatr Academy Goa.



Victor De Sa
Member Secretary
Tiatr Academy Goa.


16/06/2009
Source: TAG/Tomazinho Cardozo
as forwarded to www.goa-world.com

M. Boyer’s Death Condoled by Tiatr Academy of Goa

M.Boyer’s Death Condoled

M.Boyer’s death has caused a vacuum on the Tiatr stage of Goa because in his death the tiatr stage has lost an excellent artiste, the society a concerned citizen and Goa a son who made Goa proud not only in India but abroad too, said Tomazinho Cardozo, President of Tiatr Academy of Goa.

Speaking at the condolence meeting on 9th instant at the Conference Hall of Ravindra Bhavan Margao, Mr. Cardozo said that it will be very difficult to fill the vacuum created in the death of M. Boyer.

Premanand Lotlikar, President of Dalgado Konknni Akademy highlighted Boyer’s dedication to the Tiatr stage and requested the younger generation of Tiatr artistes to emulate Boyer if they wish to be successful in the field. Senior tiatr artiste.

Ciriaco Dias, who was very close to M. Boyer since the last 45 years, narrated numerous incidents of challenges faced by Boyer and appreciated Boyer’s determination to overcome those challenges.



Premanand Sangodkar, who made his debut on the tiatr stage in Boyer’s tiatr “Ekuch Rosto” stated that he had trust in his actors and therefore he achieved success in every tiatr he staged. Joe Rose, yet another artiste who acted in numerous plays of M.Boyer disclosed that Mrs. Martha Aguiar, wife of late M. Boyer, always supported him in his activities and that Boyer had full faith in his wife and children.
“Every tiatr that he scripted and every song that he composed was blessed by his wife and children” Rose concluded.

Others who paid rich tributes to M. Boyer were Fatima D’Souza, Jessie Dias, Mike Mehta, Prince Jacob, Rose Ferns, Antonio Piedade de Morais, Vincy Quadros, Wilson Mazarello, and others.

The meeting started by paying floral tributes to late M. Boyer which was followed by the singing of a song of M. Boyer by Anthony San. Anil Kumar compered the function.



Tomazinho Cardozo
President
Tiatr Academy of Goa

Photo courtesy: Tiatr Academy of Goa

15/06/2009

Tiatr Academy and the challenges ahead

Tiatr Academy and the challenges ahead


Written by Daniel F. de Souza

Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has delivered on his promises made to the tiarist fraternity. The fact that the Tiatr Academy was to be set up for the betterment and development of tiatr which a unique form of performing Art was doing the rounds for quite sometime, and finally now that it is here, work has to begin with right earnest. Tomazinho Cardozo, the founder of Kala Mogi, Candolim, and a renowned tiatr personality, lyricist, Playwright and director who has a vast experience in tiatrs has been rightfully appointed as the President to head the Academy. The other members of the Tiatr Academy nominated by the Government are; Sharon Mazarello, Marcelino de Betim, Rose Ferns, Prince Jacob, Premanand Sangodkar, Mario Pereira, Joe Rose, Jessie Dias, Mike Mehta and Fr. Neville Gracias.

The body so far constituted seems to be well balanced with renowned Playwrights, directors, senior actors who have done yeoman service to the Konkani stage over the years. The induction of two senior ladies Sharon Mazarello and Jessie Dias on the Academy not only adds glamour but will surely lend a balanced voice to the body. Fr. Nevel L. Gracias {Vell’lekar) a clergyman who has enriched the Konkani stage with his several educative and thought provoking religious tiatrs with regularity also finds a place so deserving on the panel.

Now that the Tiatr Academy has been constituted, there is no time to waste. There is lot that needs to be done in this sphere of ‘Tiatr’. Tomazinho has a well defined task on hand, and knowing his commitment, a sound experience coupled with a sound knowledge of the subject I have no doubt he will shoulder the responsibility well, provided he gets the unstinted support and co-operation of the other members on the panel. Tomazinho Cardozo, has many progressive ideas up his sleeve as to how the professional Konkani stage should move towards a better future. However, all depends how the others in the group accept his ideas and work together keeping aside personal agenda for a better tomorrow.

While the Aim, Objectives and Scope of this Academy is still not very clear, but suffice to say, its main objective will be to provide maximum benefit to the Konkani stage and the artists and see to its overall progress and growth with a genuine touch of professionalism. In order to achieve the objectives, the first and foremost step Tomazinho will perhaps have to initiate is to bring the two factions of the artists together burying all their differences. It is a known fact that there are noticeable cracks within the Tiatrist fraternity, and this is one major stumbling block to move forward with a progressive vision. Difference of opinions, jealousy, egoism, pride, enmity, and backbiting has been the major causes of disunity among artistes on the Konkani stage. If Tomazinho can achieve their unity within the shortest possible time, half the battle is won. In order to achieve success in any endeavour unity is a must to move forward, disunity can prove to be a constraint for the success of any venture.

Now that the Tiatr Academy is established there is no doubt Tiatr a unique performing art will get a major boost in the State. The full potential of this art can be fully exploited to take it to great heights provided all concerned work with a single minded purpose and genuine sincerity. The Academy should have a focus in mind and should not deviate from it. It is not only the responsibility of the President and the members on the panel, but a collective responsibility of all the professional tiatrist to work for the success of the Academy.

The Tiatr Academy will have to play a major role in improving the standard of the Goan Tiatr and make it even more attractive to the masses specially the Goan youth with a modern mindset who are still not drawn to the Konkani theatre as much as they are drawn to the Bollywood films and English theatre. This I know is not a simple task. But a beginning has to be made. Tomazinho and his enlightened team will have to seriously consider several aspects of the tiatr such as Script writing, direction, production, stage settings, lighting, music, other technical aspects such as the use of modern technology for better presentation etc in order to raise the standard of tiatrs. More professionals in various departments of the art have to enter the scene in order to improve the overall image of present day Tiatr.

Playwrights who are successful in their ventures and boasts of staging 50 plus performances of their shows should be encouraged and made liable to publish the tiatr script in book form for the benefit of youngsters who wish to follow in their footsteps. There is a general complaint from several playwrights that now-a-days tiatrs are no longer profitable in terms of financial returns considering the expenditure involved in producing a play. Apart from a few established playwrights, many other have to do a tight rope walk in order to survive. Giving them the benefit of doubt, the Academy should genuinely study these grievances and come out with solutions to support the artists. One immediate step could be in enhancing the entrance ticket presently priced at Rs. 60/- which in these inflationary times appears to be on the lower side.

The tiatr fraternity has been for long time now demanding that the Government should accord it the ‘Industry Status’, the Academy will do well to study this demand in detail and prepare a feasibility report and submit it to the Government for necessary action. After all Tiatr is a major aspect of our Goan Culture having a large fan following not only in Goa but wherever Goans have settled to earn their bread and butter and one can’t expect it to lag behind, but on the contrary it has to march ahead and achieve greater heights in years to come.

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Tiatr Academy and the Challenges Ahead
written by generio, January 15, 2009

I hope Daniel's expectations of what the Tiatr Academy should achieve come true. It's important that different factions, though Daniel talks of "two factions", in the tiatr community should come together for a common cause -- to improve the standard. If one goes by past records, tiatrists don't join hands to fight together because, as Daniel points out, there are egos and personal agendas.
Let's take the case of a young Goan who wants to be a professional tiatrist. He/she joins the academy and then graduates into a professional actor. Would he/she get enough money from the stage to make a decent living? In the current situation and possibly in the near future I doubt so.
I have seen many "professional" tiatrists in Mumbai in the 1960s and 70s struggle to make ends meet. Some of them even borrowed money. Maybe the "rate" for doing a character role has gone up now, and possibly many, at least Goa-based tiatrists, are dependent solely on the stage for their livelihood. Oldtimers such as M. Boyer and Jacinto, to mention but just wo, could survive because they charged higher rates and also acted in many tiatrs, often one following the other, because they drew in audiences.
Since Sharan Mazarello is part of the executive board and she and husband Wilson ran, or even runs, an acting school, I would like to know how many of their students are full-time professional tiatrists.
Are there professional trainers to guide and train the students? Would the academy be like the National School of Drama in Delhi or the National Film Institute in Pune?
Daniel has said that the Aims and Objectives of this new body are "not very clear" I would like him to post them on this forum.
To echo Daniel's sentiment, though I do it with a heavy heart, the youth are not enamoured of the Konknni stage. From observing the current trend and having attended some tiatrs in Goa, I can say that the youth do not patronize the tiatr as much as they do Hindi and English films. I am not sure how much the English stage appeals to them, but I believe the English stage is progressing steadily in Goa.
I will not comment on the current standard of the tiatr because I have not see many of them. But from the few I have seen, I am doubtful if the Konknni stage has progressed in comparison to the state it was when I was a regular at tiatrs in Mumbai in the 1960s upto the 1981.
Surely, the challenges ahead are a lot. It would take a lot of effort to prop up the Konknni stage to a standard we could be proud of.


Eugene Correia


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Adeus Goa Xarache Kokanni Noketra

Padma Bhushan M Boyer passes away
Posted by: radiogoa

Padma Shree awardee,Goa's Konkani stage stalwart Manuel Santana Aguiar popularly known as M Boyer passed away today at his South Goa residence following prolonged illness. He was 78.This great son of the soil has devoted his energies and contibuted soo much for the Konkani Stage.M. Boyer wrote and presented his first play "Rinkari" at the age of 18 and there was no looking back since then.He was best known for his comedy songs in tiatrs , for which the public would have him repeat his performances over and over again.RadioGoa offers its condolences to his bereaved family.

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M Boyer
Posted by: Matilda Fernandes
Sad to hear the news about The Grat M Boyer.

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Super Star!!
Posted by: Suzen Cardozo
I wud n still never prefer going for drama, but if i knew dat M boyer is der in dat perticular drama, Oh.. i never missed da chance. He was n his songs are simply good. He is and will be forever a real super star..May You Rest In Peace..Amen..

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End of a legacy
Posted by: Tony Dsouza
Today comes to end the legacy set by M Boyer.This great soul who has composed and sung over a 1000 songs in Konkani has passed away.My only wish is that Goan people come together and errect a statue of him in Panjim for some who has given so much for our Mai Bhas.

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GREAT PILLAR OF KONKANI STAGED HAS COLLAPSED
Posted by: Filipe Dias
M.BOYER was a great composer,singer,script-writer,actor cum director and of course a good comedian."Goenche Konvent" "Zatra" "Ixttagot" and many others are his most memorable songs. His best tiatrs were "Sonvsar Sudhorlo" "Ekuch Rosto" "Bhurgim ani Bhangar" etc. He excelled in singing both Comedy and Decent Kantaram. Truly a Shining Star of Konkani stage. Due to his ailing he could not stage his last drama "EK GHOR ANI CHEAR VANTTE" I remember his last words to Dubai Tiatr lovers in Nashwan hall were "TUMI GHOR BHANDAT ANI VANTTE KOXE KORUNK ZAI TEM HANV TUMKAM DAKHOITOLOM" He said while announcing his new above named drama. May God grant his soul eternal peace and give courage to his bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.

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M. Boyes adeus
Posted by: Simon
AnotherKonkani star fallen out.He will be remembered for his good work for Konkani to keep it alive.May the soul ofM Boyer restin peace.
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A true Superstar
Posted by: Maria Rodrigues
A true superstar of konkani stage has left us for heavenly abode.M Boyer , you will always live in our hearts and on Radiogoa too.My deepest symphthy for his bereaved family.
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Deepest sympathy to the family
Posted by: Remy Fernandes
"UNITED FRIENDS" deeply morns the death of M. Boyer, the legend of our Konkani Stage. May his soul rest in peace. Our heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family.
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Sympathies
Posted by: Maxie P/Canada
You will always be remembered in the history of Konkani Tiatr.Goenkarano please press for a statue of Late Boyer to honour him, in Goa.We NRIs will back you up.He deserves the honour.
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NOKETR PALOULEM.
Posted by: Sharjah Goans Tiatristancho Zomo
M.Boyer...adeus tuka ami kortanv amchea kalzache kolaiek thaun. Aiz tuvem roilole fulte kol'le amche borobor asat pordesant..konknni machier porzoltat, punn tankam polounk tuka noxib na zalem.Adeus tuka ami kot'tanv anik tuje oslo artist amkam porot meuchona munn suskarthaum.
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THANK YOU
Posted by: Sylvia Fernandes-DeMelo

On behalf of our entire family, may I thank Radio Goa for dedicating today to my beloved Uncle, M. Boyer, and also to everyone on this site for their messages of condolences and prayers. My Uncle was not only the best on the Konkani Stage, but the pillar of strength, wisdom and love for our whole family. Our loss is too great to express in words and your support gives us strength. Thank you.
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True Goan Konkani star (M.Boyer)
Posted by: Hobert
M.Boyer, the true goan son who always entertain us through his comedy songs has passed away. May his soul rest in peace and I pray to God to create such 10 konkani lover to us. Since today we will see another konkani star shining in the sky.
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XRODHANZOLI PORZOLIT NOKETRAK............. !
Posted by: John Marques
M.Boyer nhanv tujem konknni machie'velem,
Borpur vaur kelo tuvem rakhunk nhanv konkani bhaxechem,
Ot'tra vorsanche piraier tuvem machier poilem paul marlem,
Yesh tuvem zoddlem konkani bhaxechea mogi'anchem,
Ek Noketr jem Sat't(60) Vorsam konkani machier pozol'lem tem az Paloulem,
Rochnara Devan Hem Noketr sodanch sorgar porzolaunk hea patkeachem magnnem.

Mhoji Dhukachi bhuzvonn tujea kuttumbhak.
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RIP M. Boyer ..Goans salute you
Posted by: Paklo Bendit
For Any Bardez-kar. friday nite/Narvekar Mattov(mapsa)/M.boyer Tiatr/Housefull Board brings back nostaligic memories.Encore, once more, his comdey songs often composed on the spur of the ONCE MORE(copied by many)brought out the loudest whistles .offering condolences to family i pray for the love of tiatr/konkani they will give copyrights for a serial reproduction of all his tiatr & songs and not be bound by money greed for the same. Senhor M. Boyer Your statue will befit your work. You were a true konkani and Goan Icon. R.I.P
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Adous Mogal Goankara
Posted by: Acacio - Melvin -Thomas
May u sould rest in peace, we salute you for your love and great contribution towards the people of goa and konkani lovers. this loss can never ever be valued .
Regards
Acacio Fernandes
Bur Dubai, Vasco Da Gama

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Godbye sir Boyer
Posted by: Rocky
You have given a honour to konkani music and tiatrs by winning the national award, the first tiatrist to get that recognition.My salute to you sir Boyer.This a big loss to konkani language.As we say goodbye , I send my deepest symphaties to his bereaved family.
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Adeus M. Boyer
Posted by: Jemilson Monteiro
End of an era, we have lost one of our greatest tiatrist ever, May his soul rest in eternal peace.
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Farewell M. Boyer!
Posted by: goaricardo
You have been a true artist, a musical virtuoso and a brand ambasador of Goan culture! Goa will never forget your immense contribution to Konkani Music
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Konknni Machie'velo Okond Khambo
Posted by: John Marques
Ani ek goenchea ani goenche konkni bhaxecho khmbo konsoddlo mhonn hanv mhoje dhukahe ul'las porgot'tam. Aplea akhea jivitant tum vavurlo unch dovrunk bhavto konknni bhaxecho, zaiteank rosto legun dhakoilo konknni palkacho,Zorui tuvem sangat sod'dla zait sonvsaracho punn tuvem ghailolea kantarani tum amchea kalzani sasnak jivo astolo. Devan tuka aplea ghopant gheunk mhojo anvdo.Dhukest bhuzvonn tachea kuttumbhak ani tachea mogiank.
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Farewell M. Boyer
Posted by: J Travasso
you were one of the best we had in our life time, a true and comited entertainer. Till date you were second to none. I offer my deepest condolences to his bereaved family.
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Adeus Goa Xarache Kokanni Noketra
Posted by: Victoria Lobo
Aiz ami Goemcho loc visorchenaum tujo mog amchea Goa Xarak ani Kokanni Bhass voir cadunk tum vavurloi to. Tum vortoloi khoro Put Goa Xaracho jo vavurloi Kokanni Bhass voir kadunk ani tossot soglea Goeamchea locak khoxen borunk tuji komiddi cataranim ani tiatrani bori dacoun diun.
Ami tucam Salute cortam hea tujea borea vaurac ani amchi Konkanni Mai Bhass tujea vorvim voir soroun paupak. Magtaum tujea vaurac foll melonk ani tuji xincon amche Maim Bhassechi amche calzant rigounk.

Magtaum tujea othmeac sorgarache raj favo zaunk.
Amichi Dhukachi bhuzvonn tuje familic.

(courtesy: http://www.radiogoa.net/comments.shtml?id=423 )

News of Death of M.Boyer

Padma Shree M. Boyer Ontorle

Padmashree Manuel Santana Aguiar, Konknni rong-machier M.Boyer hea nanvan
pollzollpi famad tiatrist az Mayeache 30ver, 2009 sokallchea 10 vaztam tanche
ganv-ghora Santemol-Raia, hea sonvsarak ontorle. Tanchi pirai 78 vorsam asli.
Gelea 3 vorsam te bholaiken bore nasle. Tancho zolm 11-10-1930 zal’lo.

Konknni Tiatr mollar yogdan (contribution) kel’lean, tacho sotkar ‘Sangeet
Natak Academy’-n kela. Ani tiatrisponnachea itihasan tannem poilo ‘Padma Shree’
puroskar zhoddun ghetla. Gelea 50 vorsam Konknni rong-machier tannem raj
choloilem. Tannem boroun digdorxit kel’le famad tiatr “Sonvsar Suddorlo” ani
“Ekuch Rosto” omor ugddasache zatele.

Somplelea M. Boyerache familik, Goa-world.com Team dukhest bhuzvonn dita.

Gaspar Almeida (in Paris, France)
Lino B. Dourado (in Kuwait)
30/05/2009
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I tune in to AIR FM in the mornings as my mom who is 87 is eager to hear the Konkani songs. When I broke the news to her of her favourite M Boyer's death, she was sad. However, I consoled her by telling her that her favourite FM radio will oblige her with M Boyer's songs today as a mark of respect to his long innings.

Sad to say that what was aired was just some unusual trash enough to make me shut off the radio with disgust.

Cheers to M Boyer.
Goa and Goans will never miss him.

floriano lobo
goasuraj
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It is indeed sad to hear about the death of MBoyer. He was a great composer and his play always had social themes. Ekuch rosto brought unity between religions, sounsar sudorlo, Bhurgim bangar are some of the plays I can remember of his. He could compose songs at any moment of time even when he would be on the stage. He was a very simple man and never showed pride while moving with junior artist. He would respect other people . I was lucky to have acted with him in some of the tiatros of Fr.Freddy da Costa, Mike Mehta and he even acted in my own play "Nirmon " when I had stagged in the school where I was teaching. In his death the state has lost one of the great artist .Our sincere sympathies with the family who always were with him when ever he staged his own plays. May his soul rest in peace

Albert DeSouza

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Noted Konkani playwright Mr. Manuel Santan Aguiar popularly known as M Boyer
expired today morning at 10 a.m at his residence in Santemol after a prolonged
physical disability. He was 78 years (born on 11/10/1930)

He ruled the Konkani stage for well over half a century and the first to earn a
Padma Shree, (amongst the Konkani playwrights ) besides several state awards
and other awards. He rose from humble beginning but his inimitable style
endeared him to audiences wherever he performed.

Acting was inborn and despite being reprimanded while at school Catholic
Education Institute in Margao he continued to pursue his acting mission under
the pseudonym M Taylor and later M Boyer.

His first play was "Rinkari"and he excelled in direction script writing singing
acting etc He leaves behind his wife and five sons. The funeral date and time
is yet to be announced

from the Raia end

GODFREY J. I. GONSALVES,
BORDA, MARGAO, 403 602, GOA. (INDIA)
+91 98221 58584 (24 HRS)
gonsalvesgodfreyji@yahoo.co.in

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Tiatr Academy of Goa
Panjim Goa
Date: 30/05/2009


PRESS NOTE

Tiatr Academy of Goa condoles the death of Shri M. Boyer, a renowned Tiatr
Artist of Konkani Stage. In the death of Shri M. Boyer, the Konkani Tiatr Stage has lost one of the greatest Artists who contributed immensely for the development of Tiatr Stage.

Shri M. Boyer who entertained the Tiatr Lovers for almost 50 years was the only
Goan Artist who was honored by the Highest Cultural Body of the Country with the
Sangeet Natok Acakemy Award. The Government of India also recognized the contribution of Shri M. Boyer by bestowing on him the Prestigious Padmashri. The Government of Goa too honored Shri M. Boyer with the Goa State Cultural Award.

He wrote, directed and acted in numerous Tiatrs, but his Tiatr Ekuch Rosto will
go down the history of Goa for creating an atmosphere of communal harmony among
the two major communities of Goa.

Tiatr Academy of Goa conveys its condolences to his wife and children and prays
to the almighty that his soul rests in peace.


Tomazinho Cardozo
President,
Tiatr Academy of Goa