Kala Academy Goa and Tiatr Academy of Goa
recently organized a
Tiatr Day Celebration which included the felicitation of six senior
Goan tiatr artistes, Tita
Pretto, Caetaninho D’Souza,
Antonio Menino Pacheco, Jose
Luis Diogo Fernandes alias Danny of Ribandar,
Simon Caiado and Sharon
Mazarello for their achievements in the field of
tiatr.
Sharon Mazarello needs no introduction on the Konkani
stage. Overwhelmed with the award, she says, “Awards
are important to a person in any career because an individual’s
milestones are recorded in his or her achievements during that career
span. Also,
they are motivating factors to better oneself in that respective
field, in that one can measure ones own growth. But for me,
as a tiatrist or any performing artist for that matter, it’s the
live applause that one gets at the end of a performance that gives a
‘high’ of a satisfaction of a job done well and my heart swells
with pride.”
Sharon
has been a sight to see on stage for the past three decades and she
brings a smile on the audience’s face. She made
her debut in her husband’s, Wilson
Mazarello’s tiatr ‘Devan Sanddunk Nam
in 1979. “My
journey as a tiatrist began when
I sang my first solo ‘Dhovo
Parvo’
in the tiatr and
it became an instant hit with the audience. I also acted in that
tiatr opposite the great comedian the late Jacinto Vaz in a cameo
appearance. The audience loved me and from then on, there was no
looking back as I sang and acted in all the top directors of the
Konkani stage. I have performed all kinds of roles be it tragedy,
comedy, romance, serious characters, cameos, you name it, thus
carving my own place in the world of tiatr,”
says Sharon on her career.
As an artist, she has explored every medium of
entertainment, be it stage, radio, TV and even the big screen. “Each
of these mediums were exciting experiences in their own way but to
me, the live performance on stage gives me an unique thrill and a
great job satisfaction even today.”
When asked about how she feels to be
a woman and take centre stage on the tiatr stage, she explains, “The
knowledge that I could rise to the top with my best efforts and
talent in a male dominated tiatr career and still be a winner gave
me a sense of pride and achievement.
I
have not only acted and sang, I have also
written,
directed and produced tiatrs and now films too.”
She was the first lady Konkani
director with the release of ‘Tum Kitem Kortolo Aslo?’,
speaking about her experience handling the direction of the entire
film she says, “I
had absolutely no problems whatsoever during the making of my film
‘Tum
Kitem Kortolo Aslo?’
because
my co-artistes and my production unit gave me their full support and
co-operation.”
What
is her motivation
to keep
her
going strong on the stage? “My
love for Konkani and the Konkani stage and the fact that I have my
family’s full support and encouragement keeps me going to do more
and more projects. Wilmix has been my backbone throughout my career.
We complement each other in every aspect of tiatr, be it in singing,
acting, composing, directing, producing and most of all, we are like
minded in our thinking. We are both go-getters,
sincere and dedicated to our art and culture.
To conclude, Sharon
speaks about her future projects, “I
have a lot of projects planned, as in directing and producing musical
shows, some more films and
video albums. Right
now, I am gearing up to have one of my plays published in book form.”
