Dear Cynthia :
I enjoyed your presentation.
Toronto had a vibrant Konkanim "tiatr" group for a number of years, from
the early 70s, and was the only one of its kind in North America. I
worked closely with them (Stage Manager, Prompter). As a writer I
covered them locally and in the Goa Press. They ceased operations a few
years back, and their main performers have since passed away. There
were other groups as well. Things are at a standstill for now.
I continue to write for Goan magazines in Australia and Portugal. They
publish every month. My daughter writes for them too. I would be
delighted to send you some of my articles, depending on your interest
I could also relay you the aforementioned magazines, if you wish. The
last issue of The Global Goan (Australia) had a readership of over
4,000. ( I have a problem with my vision right now, which has slowed me
down )
Keep up the good work ! It is sad to see that Konkanim is the first
component of our culture that is on the skids.
Regards.
Armand Rodrigues
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Subject: [Goanet-News] "Avoi Ghe Mai": Goan-Mangalorean Tiatr in
Texas
Hello all,
On World Theater Day (March 27th), I am immensely proud of what our
Dallas-based Goan-Mangalorean diaspora community accomplished with our
Tiatr "Avoi Ghe Mai" which was "made in Texas" in 2018.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzOfeT4tx7c&list=PLJ7RFb6LeoFKMa3PXuTOTaqur4ctB4dpN
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Avoi Ghe Mai - Full Tiatr -
YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzOfeT4tx7c&list=PLJ7RFb6LeoFKMa3PXuTOTaqur4ctB4dpN>
Avoi Ghe Mai is a musical comedy about a Goan girl and a Mangalorean
boy, who are courting despite objections from their mothers. The tiatr
was written, prod...
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Most of the Goan origin actors here in Dallas did not really know
Konkani, while most of the Mangalorean origin actors were/are pretty
fluent. So, it was an uphill but fun journey, from the beginning, just
reading the script, written by this Bomoicar in Romi, and having to
translate my Goan Konkani lines into Mangalorean Konkani verbiage for
the Mangalorean characters in the story.
To serve the Dallas GEMs audience (Goans, East Indians, Mangaloreans)
who don't speak much Konkani, I had to use a couple of theatrical ploys
to help them along: my story included one character who does not know
Konkani and needs another character to translate for her, and we had a
narrator introducing each scene in English, so the majority of the
audience, including kids, could follow along. With a lot of work, love,
and fun, we produced and staged the tiatr in 2018.
I watch this video now and still can't get over the outstanding,
no-holds-barred performances. Just mind-blowing to see this amateur
talent in our diaspora community thousands of miles away from Goa and
Mangalore, right here in Dallas. "Mai bhasachi mog assundi". Please
watch and support us. Thank you.
Regards,
Cynthia Gomes James
Dallas, Texas
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