RESULTS OF TAG's ‘ 1st Zomnivoilo Khell Festival'

‘Konnak Ravta’ wins 1^st Prize

'Konnak Ravta' - 1st award winning Khell

‘Konnak Ravta’- ‘Zomnivoilo Khell’ written and directed by Jack Rodson won the first place in the ‘Poilo Khell Mohotsav’ (1^st Festival of Khells) organized by Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) at the Mini Open Air Auditorium, Kala Academy Panjim recently.

‘Maha Patki’ written and directed by Vitorino Pereira bagged the 2^nd place while ‘Kator’ written and directed by Conny Dias won the 3^rd place in the competition. Patrick Dourado and Anil Kumar, both artistes of Konkani stage were the judges.

'Maha Patki' - 2nd award winning Khell

'Kator' - 3rd prize winning Khel

TAG has organized this festival in order to give an opportunity to the people of Tiswadi to witness ‘Khells’ which are normally held in the South of Goa during Carnival season. The 2 day festival created a lot of interest among the lovers of Khell and attracted good crowds to witness the Khells on both the days.

Timoteo Fernandes, the 1^st recipient of Goa State Cultural Award for Folklore inaugurated the festival by lighting the traditional lamp in the presence of Shri.Tomazinho Cardozo, President of TAG and Shri.Patrick Dourado and Shri.Anil Kumar, both artistes of Konkani stage.

The awards will be presented to the winners on 12^th March 2012 at 3:30 pm at the Pai Tiatrist Joao Agostinho Fernandes Auditorium, Ravindra Bhavan, Margao.