Two day Konkani Children’s Theatre Festival ‘Rum Pum Po-2013’ on Oct 16, 17

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Oct 15, 2013: World Konkani Centre (WKC), Mangalore will organize a two-day Konkani Children’s Theatre Festival ‘Rum Pum Po-2013’ with an aim to revitalize Konkani folktales at Town Hall on October 16, Wednesday and October 17, Thursday.

Speaking at the press meet held at Press club on October 15, Tuesday WKC assistant director Gurudath Baliga said that Festival will showcase rich folktale tradition of Konkani speaking communities. A total of seven children’s dramas of 30 minutes duration will be presented in the festival, by children’s groups from seven distinct Konkani speaking communities in their respective dialects of Konkani language.

He also said that the organization of this festival is in true spirit of the motto of World Konkani Centre, ’Integration through Language’. It is under this motto the entire festival has been planned in a participative method. Elders from different Konkani speaking communities participated in a folktale script workshop conducted by World Konkani Centre in the month of September 2013.

A set of seven stories were selected from various communities and the members of the respective communities were given a framework to write theatre scripts based on these folktales. These seven scripts were further produced for the stage by eminent associate directors in theatre workshops held at seven different locations in coastal Karnataka from October 10 to October 15, he said.

Eminent theatre personality Jagan Pawar Bekal is the principal director of the Festival.

The seven dramas to be be staged on two-day Festival are:
On October 16 the play ‘Dharyachi Maya’ to be staged by Konkani Kharvi community children’s group of All  India Konkani Kharvi Mahajan Sabha.  The script and direction is by Vinod Gangolli.

‘Chithal Thondacho Ghov’, by the Kudal Deshkar community children’s group of Shri Poornananda Seva Prathistan, Mangalore. The play isdirected by Shridhar Achar, script is by Prashanth Prabhu and Geetha Ratnakar.

‘Ajyapachi Mudhi’ , by the Roman Catholic community by Amritha Social Trust, Shaktinagar. The play is directed by Gopalkrishna K, script is by Joy Nelson Monteiro.

On October 17, the play ‘Vaag Devachi Khatha’, by Kudubi community children by Kudubi Samajodharaka Sangha, Altaru-Yadtady. Directed by Rajesh Kunder, script is by Surya Naik.

‘Bhangrache Kes’ by Bhalavalikar RSB community children’s group  Shri Durga Mahila Mandali, Manchi. Directed by Shivagiri Kalladka, script is by Shoba N.

‘Manthu and Rakshini’ play from Chaptekar Saraswat community children’s group Chaptekar Saraswath Seva Samaj, Mangalore. The play is directed by Prakash Naik, script by Chidananda Nayak.

‘Navarangi Fool’ play by GSB community children’s group Sadhana Balaga, Mangalore. The play is directed by Sudananda Suvarna, script by Vasudha P Shenoy.

World Konkani Centre President Basti Vaman Shenoy, trustee Gokulnath Prabhu and Melvyn Rodrigues were present.