NEW TIATRO "MAIM-PAIK AZILANT DOVORAT"
BY TONY DIAS.
Nice scene where 2 bulls are shown
Yesterday, on 5thof this month, at Kala Academy Hall, Panjim, I saw the new Tiatro “Maim-Paik Azilan Dovorat”, written and directed by Tony Dias, at 7.45 which was attended by a fairly large number of people though it was not a full house as many Seats were empty.
When earlier the ticket fare for this Tiatro was declared as Rs. 200/- a piece with the excuse that the director has to recover the heavy cost of the Scenes introduced in the Tiatro, my normal interest in this Tiatro doubled. Hence, I went to see this Tiatro expecting something extra ordinary. Though the rate of the ticket was returned to the normal fare of Rs. 100/- but the scenes were not something more extra ordinary like what the late Prem Kumar was doing or J.P.Souzalin or Saib Rocha.
Minimario singing one of his solo
Currently there is not a single director among us who can out beat or compete with the Scenes of Prem Kumar yet Tony Dias did something which has to be applauded and I do applaud. The first scene where two bulls are shown there is lot of interest as it looks like original. Prem Kumar in late sixties in his masterpiece Tiatro “Vavraddi” introduced 2 Bulls that were used to plough the field as it was shown on the stage. It looked very genuine and very beautiful. Till now I have not seen such a beautiful scene as Prem Kumar did in his Tiatro Vavraddi.
The other beautiful scene Tony Dias introduced was the Railway scene which looked very appropriate.
Roshan sings her romantic solo
The Tiatro Maim-Paik Azilan Dovorat looked ending in one direction but when you watched this Tiatro till the last scene, your expectations go wrong because the ending unexpectedly take the different turn which was depicted beautifully by the director. Instead of keeping their parents in the Azilo during their old age as expected, the parents in this Tiatro shown are housed in the palatial house with all their belongings by all their sons. This turn makes this Tiatro more interesting.
Seen in above scene is depiction of Railway
The major credit for the success of this Tiatro goes to the old father of the children and the husband of aged Irene. All the four sons shown in the play did their roles well but Mini Mario and Franky deserve more appreciation. Among the daughters-in-law, Roshan and Semenca played their roles better. Lookwise they had edge over the other two.
One more scene
The comedy part nicely handled by Sally is to be appreciated, he spoke without screaming and thereby maintaining the original decency and traditionality of the Tiatro. However, in the absence of Cantos in every scene as it used to be done in the original tradition of the Tiatro, the entire Tiatro looked half empty. Introduction of one Canto only in the whole of the Play is too little.
In the Side-Show songs, the Tiatro did not rise up to the pedestal yet all those who rendered their solos, duets etc, they played their part well in this segment, especially Saby de Divar, Xavier Gomes, Roshan and Mini Mario in their solos while Peter-Roshan and Semenca – her partner rendered their duets well.
As a whole, this Tiatro is good and give some lesson to the audience. Hence, it is worth watching.
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