------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007
http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Preserve mando art form, says Cardozo HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM: The traditional mando dance is a unique dance form, evolved as a blend of Indian melody and western tune and every Goan has to ensure the promotion and preservation of this art form, said Tomazinho Cardozo, member of the General Council of Kala Academy while inaugurating the day long workshop on Goan Mando dance organized by Kala Academy at the Black Box recently. The workshop was well attended by around 80 participants wherein different lecture-demonstrations and practical sessions were staged by experts of mando dance. Dr. Francisco Colaco made a special presentation on the theoretical part of the said art form and also the costumes as well as dancing patterns of mando dance. Dr. Colaco extended his compliments to Kala Academy for organizing the workshop which is of prime importance for preservation of traditional mando. Lawrence Fernandes demonstrated how the rhythmic patterns could be provided with the traditional percussion instrument viz. ghumat.. Fernandes emphasized on the preservation of ethnic musical patterns and suggested to the Kala Academy to organize the follow-up sessions of the present workshop.. Timotio Fernandes, a well known folklorist staged the demonstrations of mando dance and explained how to stage the traditional art form before the elite audience. Augustinho de Cruz, eminent musician gave a demonstration on his rhythm guitar and explained how to provide musical beats on rhythm guitar as well as base guitar to maintain the tradition of mando. Earlier, Dr. Pandurang Phaldesai, Member Secretary of Kala Academy stated that in the era of globalization, every Goan has to take care for maintaining our own identity through the preservation of traditional art forms, those which have enriched our heritage. Dr. Phaldesai also declared that Kala Academy will organize more workshops towards the follow-up action and will also explore the possibilities of organizing a festival of traditional Mando Dance with the participation of traditional groups from Salcete area. He also offered to provide infrastructural facilities for practicing mando singing and dancing for participation in the forth coming all Goa mando dance competition organized by Goa Cultural and Social Centre. Issac Dias, Vice President and Octavio Rodrigues, General Secretary of Goa Cultural and Social Centre expressed their views http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=1814&cid=26 Sanny de Quepem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
