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Goan Konkani Tiatr :- On Tuesday(8/11/2022) saw this Goan Konkani play ” ATAM TEM MHOJEM( Now You Are Mine )” at ” Veer Sawarkar Auditorium” at Shivaji Park.Goan Tiatr is a unique form of drama which is part Opera and part drama with live singing on stage and a live band. Tiatr is derived from the Portuguese word ” Teatro(Theatre)” and revolves around the social,political and religious topics of the era. Besides the regular commercial shows, tiatrs are held as part of the celebrations of nearly every church and chapel feast in the state of Goa.

Regarding the Vocal Konkani music found one tune a straight lift from a popular English song and another tune a lift from a popular Hindi song, with Konkani lyrics.After ages saw a Konkani tiatr drama and worth the Rs 250 ticket price.This play had a performance run in London in October last month .A tragic love triangle play of love with a social message showcasing Goan Catholic culture along with hilarious slapstick comedy and singing during the change of sets.The Young girl child star named “Arushi” played her role very well . Something different to normal drama.It was a housefull show and I was pleased to see the patronage of Goan Konkani theatre in Mumbai.The first original tiatr script was written and directed by João Agostinho Fernandes in 1895 in Bombay and was titled Belle de Cavel or Sundori Cavelchi. For his consistent devotion and encouragement over fifty years, Fernandes was conferred the title Pai Tiatrist (‘Father Tiatrist’).Regina Fernandes, wife of the playwright João Agostinho Fernandes, became the first female tiatr actor in Bhattkara on 22 November 1904. Years ago in 2019 during my “Bullet ” motorcycle ride from Mangalore to Mumbai had a rest stop in Margao and on Thursday(7/5/2019″) during a casual bike ride around Margao landed outside the crumbling 150 year old historic house of “Pai Tiatrist”.Entered the house and thanks to Journalist/Blogger/Social activist Mr Godfrey.J,.I.Gonsalves that i got a personal history and tour of this neglected heritage bungalow. Read my travelogue :- https://rudolphfurtado.wordpress.com/2019/05/18/the-tragic-negligence-of-the-ancestral-150-year-old-house-of-pai-tiatr-joao-agostinho-fernandes-in-modsai-in-margao/ .Divorce, a tiatr written and directed by Airistides Dias, was the first konkani tiatr to complete 100 performances on 5 October 1980.(Source:- Wikipedia).

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