http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3613854744/sizes/z/in/photostream/ Monday's Tiatr Houseful We will once again miss on Monday’s tiatr - UDORGOT 36th tiatr Competition KA says tickets are available only 3 days in advance. Technically, it should have been Saturday as first day for Monday’s tiatr But within two hours of tickets sale on Friday, the tiatr is houseful. How come? I think, tiatr troupe/playwright/director allowed upto 400 bulk tickets at a time. After having done that at 10am, I am told there was a long Q mainly from Britona/troupe. One senior participant/artist bought 30 tickets and others 5 each by rejoining the line more than one time, so by 10.30 the Q was cleared but at this time about 90% ticket gone. The tiatr was houseful by 12.pm Kala Academy a/c hall seating capacity is 954 of which about 35 seats are reserved for KA. Tickets counter opens only 4 hours a day Timings: 10-12 and 4pm-6pm Monday to Sat. (Sunday half day) To buy all 21 show tickets atleast 24 hours in advance One has to visit KA for at least 11 times Plus actual 21 for attending 21 shows If one is not aware of the ticket timings, Sunday half day etc Then the total number of visit to KA could be upto 13+21 = 34 Note: In order to buy tickets at least 24 hours in advance, one can only buy two shows tickets on the day. e.g. on Monday, you can only buy for Tuesday and Wednesday. For Thursday/Friday shows one will have to come on Wednesday or arrive at least 2 hours before the start of the Wednesday show. Again. Shows are not staged 7 days a week or 5 days a week. As per the current pattern it is 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 day a week. Season ticket/Passes KA should introduce Season passes for all those tiatr buffs It can be with or without discounts e.g. 21 shows it will Rs.735 It can reserve about 100 seats or less (first year) Last day to buy pass being the first day of the show Any unsold seats on the first day can be treated as general. Pass holders should be given same seat number through out.. The pass should be transferable. Or the pass can be of 10 shows each (first 10 shows) Rs.350 I also copy to TAG to take this up with KA. KA’s website seems dormant Looks like it was last updated in 2006 It’s a shame, KA could not maintain it’s site properly It's really a big shame KA being a big institution http://kalaacademygoa.org/ cc [email protected] [email protected]
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