BOOST FOR JOSEPH SEQUEIRA IN CANDOLIM.

Accompanied by a huge number of his supporters from Candolim, Calangute, Arpora, Nagoa and Parra, Joseph Sequeira the Calangute candidate of the secular party of Congress, came for campaigning in Araddy Candolim and elsewhere. The following photos indicate the backing Mr. Sequeira got.

A.Veronica Fernandes.

TIATRO "MAIM PAI TIM MAIM PAI".

Seen Director Domnick singing his solo.

Yesterday, in Panjim, at Kala Academy Hall, at 7.45 PM I saw a nice Tiatro “MAIM PAI TIM MAIM PAI” scripted an directed by Kuwait based Domnick Fernandes.  Working in Kuwait for the last so many years, Domnick is very active in Kuwait among Goans especially in the Church activities.  He is also involved in the cause of promotion of Konkani.  During his vacation in Goa now since mid Decembeber, he has done 25 Shows of  this Tiatro which is a very good record to establish by any expatriate Goan Tiatrist. A “ghaum – bhau” of the late M. Boyer from Raia Salcette, Domnick’s forte lies in scripting good Tiatros and compose and render songs which are also recorded in his own CD’s/DVD’s.

One scene

One more scene

Seen singing a song

In this Tiatro he depicts the real picture of the fate of many of our Goans working there in Kuwait and finally what is their end in Goa inspite of doing so much for their children.  Do our children realize this?  The major part of this Tiatro was shouldered by Mario de Vasco and Ivon as husband and wife working in Kuwait.  Mario with perfect clarity and high pitch voice, does justice to his role while attractive Ivon with her majestic personality and  romantic voice gives  an extra booster to this play.  Both she and Mario played a real sorrowful scene in the ending part of the play.  Her last Canto was very touching and she rendered it very sorrowfully too.

Seen singing a solo

Also seen singing a solo

The others who deserve especial mention for doing his role well was seasoned and veteran artiste Anthony San as a “Bom Samaratan”, always ready to assist the distressed.

Seen singing a trio

The comedy part was beautifully handled by all the new comedians, at least to my eyes they are new faces but they did their roles as seasoned.  They all have a very good good scope for them on Konkani Stage.

Seen singing a duet

Another scene

In the Side Show Songs, every singer deserves compliments because every song is meaningful and carried some message though they all were rendered not by the top professionals.  If this part was entrusted with some top names, the rating of this Tiatro would still go high because the story is very good and it was enacted very well by all the artistes who surely deserve highest compliments.  

A romantic scene:Mario/Ivon

A scene where all the three comedians seen

Director Domnick’s one of the solos “Tiatrist” was very beautiful in the sense he tells how Tiatro was misused by the later generation Tiatrists after its origin. Anthony San’s both the solos were good, so too of Marcus Vas and his duet.  There was not a single vulgarity in this Tiatro because of this, this Tiatro got more booster.  Neither there was any “Pozddo” comedian to use Pozddi comedy.

Anthony San singing his solo

A.Veronica Fernandes,

TIATRO "MAFI MAGTAM" BY COM. DOMNICK.

Chitra seen singing her solo on Maestro Juzinho

Yesterday in Panjim at Kala Academy Hall, at 3.40 PM, I saw the new Tiatro ‘MAFI MAGTAM” written and directed by Comedian Domnick.  Though the hall was not fully filled yet it was a good attendance that enjoyed this Tiatro from the beginning till end.  I can rightly say it is one of the best Tiatros of this season and every artiste performed his and her role appropriately well and the credit for this surely goes to the director.  However, I can’t resist the temptation of highlighting the superb roles played by the two artistes to attain total success for this Tiatro and they  are Eliterio D’Costa playing the role of the husband and father of the young girl and Chitra playing the role of the grand mother.  This is the first time I see her performing such a role and she did it extremely well displaying all the attributes and qualities ingrained in the typical Goan Grandmother.

Sonali Naik sings her solo

The story is woven around one young girl – Sonali Naik – who craves for her real mother and who leaving her young daughter, gets married second time after obtaining Divorce.  Since the Tiatro is going on all over Goa, I refrain from disclosing the full details of the story and suggest to watch this Tiatro.

Seen above are Ellias and Precilla in one scene

The comedy part was nicely handled by both the Comedian brothers Director Domnick and Luis Bachan  with an added association of young comedian girl Cassey Travasso  who indicates lot of confidence in her acting.

Seen above Com.  Cassey to the left.

Among the Side Show songs, especial mention must be made to the excellent solo rendered by Chitra in praise of Maestro Juzinho who is bed ridden now and who was an ace musician performing for so many Tiatros.  It was a fitting tribute to his excellent work he did in musical field. So also Saby Divar, Lesly and Ellias performed well in their songs.  The duets rendered by Chitra & Allias and Precilla & Xavier de Maina were worth admiring.

Seen above in another scene are Ellias & Chitra 

 Congratulations to Comedian Domnick and his troupe for this nice Tiatro.

Seen above is the husband and wife duet Prescilla & Xavier

A.Veronica Fernandes.