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With an aim to boost traditional art and culture forms in Goa, the State Government has set up multiple centres like the Kala Academy in Panjim and Ravindra Bhavan in various taluka places. One such art form is the tiatr. These cultural centres are a lifeline for hundreds of tiatr artistes in the State, who get to stage their work and earn a livelihood out of it. Unfortunately, this popular art form is dying a slow death in Goa as the artistes are deprived from using these facilities, either due to their prolonged closure for maintenance or malfunctioning facilities like the sound systems. In some instances, portions of the Ravindra Bhavan complex have been converted into government offices. MARCOS GONSALVES finds out how government apathy is finishing this already fledging art form in Goa, which ironically is gaining prominence in the UK and other parts of the world ....
The 14th Summer Tiatr Festival organised by the Rising Club of Sanvorcotto at Cuncolim is expected to attract a huge crowd for the nine-day mega tiatr festival. Tiatrs by nine noted directors will be performed free for the audience
The feast of Our Lady of Miracles or Milagres Saibinn at Mapusa and the Zatra of Goddess Lairai at Shirgao, will be celebrated on April 24 with religious fervour at Shirgao-Bicholim taluka. Believed to be sisters, Milagres Saibinn and Devi Lairai have been strengthening communal harmony between Christians and Hindus for centuries ....
Tiatr directors in Goa are excited to present their new tiatrs to the audience highlighting a whole variety of themes and social issues. More than just entertainment, tiatr lovers can experience a gamut of emotions as directors bring their talented actors and singers on stage for the season starting from Easter ....