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XAVIER'S THEATRE FESTIVAL
The Theatre club of St. Xavier's College, Mapusa, is holding its
annual, three-day celebration of theatre - The Masque - on the 11th,
12th and 13th of December, 2007.
With 14 years of dedication to the promotion of drama on campus, this
year, Xavier's is proud to invite as Chief Guest, Dr. Savio Siqueira,
from Ireland, a retired Nuclear Scientist turned passionate
playwright and film producer and member of the Dublin Theatre Society.
The festival will open on the 11th with an inter-collegiate Mime and
Mono-Act Competition, followed by a two-day, hands-on theatre
workshop titled "Back to Basics". Dr. Siqueira will conduct the
workshop which will include impromptu musical inputs by noted Goan
percussionist, William D'Souza, who has recently performed at the
World Jazz Festival in Bangalore.
The workshop will put the participants through the fundamentals of
theatre in order to harness the rich wealth of talent latent in them.
The Guest of Honour at the Valedictory function, Ms. Isabel S.R. Vaz,
will share with the gathering her experience with a form of theatre
called, "Theatre of the Oppressed." The Theatre Club members will
also showcase their own creative talents during the festival. The
event will be coordinated by Ms. Alice D'Cruz, Convenor of the Club.
