On 9th of this month at Calangute Porbavaddo to mark the feast of St. Francis Xavier, the Tiatro "AU ZIKLOM" was staged written and directed by Alexinho de Morjim and Lorna and organized by the local committee where Jerry Cal and others took lot of pains to bring this Tiatro on the stage. During the last Tiatro festival organized by Kala Academy, this Tiatro bagged the second prize in the competition.
Olga seen singing her political solo
Just like a Philosopher Jerry Call singing his solo on Philosopher
It was attended by the capacity crowd in the Mattou but started it rather one hour late. The story was well written and well enacted by all the artistes but the role played by Alexinho de Morjim as a Hindu was an excellent one with his typial Hindu style Konknni. The role of the small boy Frazer was also excellent, so too the role of the father - Cyril - of the drug addict son.
Local youngsters performing their Dance
Salvador & Pascoal singing their duo
One of the scenes
In the Side Show songs both the husband and wife pair - Anil & Olga - stole the show with a beautiful duet on IFFI and a highly political solo by Olga. The duo rendered by the Jet speed composer Salvador and Pascoal de Calangute on Goans migrating to UK is worth admiring and the solo rendered by Jerry Cal on the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes was highly intellectual and philosophical where like the Philosopher Diogenes, Jerry Cal also came with the small lighted Lantern of the type Friar Lawrence carried in the play “Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, during daylight only, in search of good leader in Goa. Peter de Arambol also sang well so too the beautifully voiced Bushan. Roque Dias also displayed his talent by singing few verses of his old songs. Saby de Divar solo was political in nature but it contains self pompousness indicating vanity.
With her beautiful voice Bushan sings her beautiful solo
The above singer surprised everyone with his imitation of Alfred Rose
Another scene
Peter de Arambol sings his solo
Compliments for the Directors and their troop, so also to the organisers.
A. Veronica Fernandes.