The Tiatr Academy, Goa was constituted on 6th January, 2009 with eminent
Konkani playwright , ex Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, ex
Headmaster, and columnist Mr. Tomazinho Cardozo . Besides other office
bearers , Mr. Victor de Sa was appointed its Member Secretary. It was
inaugurated on 16th February, 2009 at the JAF – Pai Tiatrist Hall Margao and
its Constitution notified on May 2009. The Government has provided the Tiatr
Academy a Rs. 1.5 crore assistance to have its own premises and one such
premise Opp the Kala Academy at Campal Panaji is under consideration.
The Tiatr Academy Goa now well over 100 days since its inception has
invited all tiatr artists, writers, directors, actors, singers, those
involved in back stage works such as stage setting light effects background
music constumes make-up professionals and musicians assisting tiatrs etc to
attend its first meeting on 17th June 2009 at 4.00 p.m. sharp at the
Conference Hall of Ravindra Bhavan Margao according to an advertisement
released on the local English daily today by the Member Secretary TA-Goa to
give valuable suggestions for the effective functioning of the TA-Goa.
This writer has been interacting with several of those connected with the
tiatrs and during such interactive meets the undermentioned suggestions need
to be considered.
The Tiatr Academy Goa constituted on 6th January, 2009 by the Government
of Goa was clearly with a rider that the OLA 1987 would not be tampered with
the demand at a above and hence appears to be a favour done to the Tiatrist
and tiatr lovers and not as a legitimate fulfillment of a long pending
requirement.
Thus there can be no comprise on the legitimate demand of Goans for grant of
official recognition to Konkani in the English script by amending the OLA 1987
as the topmost priority. Once this is achieved it follows as corollary that
the State Government must give budgetary support and not mere financial
“assistance “ as doles as at present.
The Tiatr Academy Goa should
look out for an individual who is young , dynamic , apolitical, has
administrative acumen, and above all has the ability to unite the tiatrists.
have its own website, blog, online facility email and network with similar
other websites so as to act as a repository of anything and everything related
to tiatr
create a data base of all the tiatrist and those connected with the tiatr right
from 1871. The data can be classified broadly in four categories a) before
Independence 1947, b) before Liberation 1961 c) post Liberation 1967 and d)
post Statehood 1986 . Care should be taken to include those outside Goa as
well
ensure that portraits of Lucacinho Ribeiro, Joao Agostinho Fernandes (Pai
Tiatrist) and Maria Regina Fernandes adorn the
office of the Tiatr Academy Goa – Office, and their photographs are
prominently displayed on all advertisements released by
the Tiatr Academy Goa.
constitute subcommittees consisting of office bearers of the TA-Goa and
other well meaning citizens within and outside Goa to
collate, disseminate, information and to advance the scope of performance
of tiatr artists, writers, directors, actors, singers,
those involved in back stage works such as stage setting light effects
background music constumes make-up professionals and
musicians assisting tiatrs
commemorate posthumously tiatrists who have contributed immensely to
sustain this unique performing art in most difficult times and unsavoury
circumstances which has sustained this ever growing cultural to this day;
collaborate with other private tiatr academies or cultural bodies world wide to
promote tiatr
demand for recognition of tiatr and related activities as an industry so as to
enhance the scope of funds and run the same on sound financial standings to
attract people to dedicate themselves full time into the tiatr
constitute a wage panel to decide pay perquisites and provide for social
security on superannuation and a solatium for next of kin of deceased tiatr
personnel.
Seek financial grants from the Ministry of Art and Culture and Govt of India
and Department of Art and Culture Government of Goa for musical instruments ,
pensions for musicians and others connected with the trade an d also for the
benefit of the next of kin.
Upgrade the standards of performance presentation stage setting using present
day acoustics and electronic setting etc without destroying creativity and
originality to attract the audiences of varied social backgrounds and make
tiatrs acceptable to those other than the traditional audiences.
Microfilm all original scripts of tiatrists of yester-years and preserve for
posterity original ones either in public or private museums
Preserve the “House of Pai Tiatrist” at Modsai Margao alongwith his personal
effects his original scripts work
