Opening Scne
On 7th of this month at Kala Academy Hall, Panjim, starting at 7.40 PM, I saw the controversial Tiatro “ANSWER” written and directed by Conception de Tuem. The attendance number was good but not full as some empty chairs were easily noticeable.
Opening song
Everybody is aware how much the heat has been generated thru this Tiatro in Goa especially in Tiatro world. Though I am not putting more light on reviewing it since so much has been written on it earlier by the media but I must say that this Tiatro is the most provocative and scandalous. Though directly it does not refer to anyone but indirectly one can easily deduce ones conclusion.
Solo on Jr. Rod
Though some of the incidents indicated in this Tiatro are difficult to absorb yet its authenticity is doubtful. The character assassination of one female done in this Tiatro is not good. I don’t know what pleasure the writer and director derived by doing this. Even in the hall among the audience I noticed most of the hoi-polloi type of audience were enjoying the character assassination in this Tiatro. It was meant for cheap audience who enjoy cheap story.
Conception solo
Thru this Tiatro one thing one can notice, that is, there are two factions or may be more among the Tiatrists; One faction comprising some prominent and seasoned Tiatrists who are adored by the audience while the other faction consists of new comers who are yet to make a dent in audience circle. In this faction there are a few Tiatrists jealous of the other faction Tiatrists who are already on top. Some of the Tiatrists in the second faction are frustrated for not being able to be on par with the first. To release their frustration they are rendering “Zupattis” against some powerful in the first faction. By doing this they hamper their own progress because Zupattis and scandalous Tiatros will never elevate any Tiatrist in the eyes of seasoned audience though a handful of cheap audience may applaud them.
History tells us that Zupatti singers and scandalous script writers ultimately suffered misery while they were alive only while others died premature death. Since the inception of Tiatros, factions among Tiatrists have developed leading to the downgrading the image of this beautiful art.
Political solo
Now, because of gaining supremacy in Tiatro fraternity, Tiatists have fought verbal and physical battles, actual and tiatrical thereby creating a big scandal resulting in Zero gain. Now time is come TO STOP RETALIATION. Actions like TIT for TAT will not do anything. Zupatti for Zupatti will lead to disaster. There are clever brains in Tiatro fraternity and they must work for reconciliation. Huge bodied Tiatrists must not use small brain for their development. Zupattis and scandalous Tiatros is the pleasure of third class Tiatrists who got no right to degrade the greatness of Tiatros.
Duo by Andrew & partner
We have to save Tiatro for posterity because thru Tiatros our society and community have benefitted a lot. Because of the anger of a few disgruntled Tiatrists we cannot afford to lose Tiatro. In order to save Tiatro we must put an end to our fights otherwise our fights will put an end to our Tiatros.
A.Veronica Fernandes.