- Lalremruati Ngente
Kamkeuna: Mizo literature khawvela hmasawn chak lo tak, literature hmasawnna atana thil pawimawh em em si chu lemchan hi a ni awm e. Laltluangliana khiangte-in ‘Lemchan parparh hun lai (1959-2000)’ a tih (History of Mizo Literature, 157) tawp lam, kum 1983 aṭanga kum 7 vel zet zoram mipuite an lemchan ngaihnawm tak hmanga awi tleitu, Mizo literature-a lemchan dinhmun a tlakhniam lai ber pawh a mipui ngaihven hlawh leh kum 30 chuang hnu pawha a thlaktu la awm hlei thei lo Redemption Theatricals te hian audio drama pathum chauh an tichhuak hman chungin, Mizo audio drama-a an sulhnu leh an thil hnutchhiah hi erawh a nep lo hle thung.
Redemption Theatricals lo pian chhuah dan: Kum 1981-ah Redemption Theatricals director C. Lalrosanga’n The Bishop’s Candlestick, Norman Mckinnel ziah CO Sana tiha a lehlin chu Temple corps ṭhalai chuan lunglei ṭhalai khawmpuiah an va chang a, an lemchannaa kaihruaitu hi Biak Thansanga a ni a, chu chu pawl din tura an bulṭanna a ni. Kum 1981 tawp lamah Vanremthanga thurawn angin lemchan lama tui tak Biak Thansanga leh C. Lalrosanga te chuan pawl an din dun a, heng hunlai hian drama party tih vek a la ni a, party tih chu duh lovin C. Lalrosanga chuan Theatricals tih a vuah a, Biak Thansanga’n Redemption a phuah belh leh a, ‘Redemption Theatricals’ chu a lo piang ta a ni. An din tirh hian Vanremthanga chuan Rs 750-in a sponsor nghe nghe. Tichuan, an ṭhiante lemchan lama tui mite an sawm khawm leh a, bul an ṭan tirha Redemption Theatricals member te chu, C. Lalrosanga(Director), Biak Thansanga(Play Director), James Lalrema(Secretary), H. Vanlalrawna(Stage Manager) Lalhmangaiha, Lalmalsawma, Vanlalsiama, Rohmingliani, Rosy Sailo leh Roshan H. Lalhmachhuani te an ni.
Hemi hnu hian Drama party danga tel mek H. Vanlalrawna chu a talent ṭhatzia hriain Redemption Theatricals lamah sawm luh a ni a, Stage manager chanvo pek nghal a ni. He pawla hruaitute hian vawiin thlengin an nihna an la chelh vek a, audio drama siam tawh lo mah se, an pawl hi a la nung reng a ni. (Fig 1)
Fig 1. Redemption Theatricals member te
Lemchan bul an ṭan dan: Shalome, Oscar Wilde ziah, England velah phei chuan Bible nena inpersan lutuk tia sawisel hlawh em em chu chu C. Lalrosanga’n letlingin Bible nena inrem zawngin a siamrema, chu chu an lemchan zir hmasak ber a ni. Kum 1982-ah Sikulsen-a Art and Culture Department buatsaih 1st Mizoram State Level Drama Competition-ah chuan an tel ve a (Fig.2), hetah hian lawmman pahnihna an la a, a hnua an pawla tel ta H.Vanlalrawna te pawl, Zonun Drama Party-in lawmman pakhatna an la a ni. Lawmman sem ni a lemchan entir tur erawh chuan lawmman pahnihna latu Redemption Theatricals chiah sawm an ni thung. Kum 1983-ah 2nd level Drama Competition, 1983 a neih-ah Hamlet drama hmangin lawmman pahnihna bawk an dawnpui leh a (Fig 3, 4, 5, 6). Judge te sawi dan chuan pakhatna an nih loh chhan hi original script (anmahni irawm chhuak) anih loh vang a (Interview, Biakthansanga, 14th August, 2022)a ni. Chumi hnu chuan audio play record siam turin ngaihtuahna an seng ṭan a, Lalengliana, Aizawl, Venghnuaiami thurawn angin JF Laldailova lehlin Hamlet chu record turin an in ruahman a. . C.Lalrosanga, Biak Thansanga leh James Lalrema ten chutih laia audio casette a leng tawk tur turin Hamlet drama chu an siamrem a, he drama sei ve thawkhat tak hi Hamlet ti a bulṭan a, ‘Mangṭha, ka lal duhawm’ tia tawp turin cassette reel 90 minutes vela leng turin an siamrem a ni.
Fig 2. Salom-i
Hamlet drama chu Otto recording, Treasury square-ah an record ta a. Heng hunlaia audio drama tih chhuah tam chu arkhawthimdai tak meuh a ni. Khatih laia recording studio lian ber pawl neitu Lianthanga (Valtea) chuan an duhnate hria a, khawngaihin a la tih chhin ngai loh audio drama chu tlawmngaiin record sak a remti a, recording contract sign-na man Rs 8000 pawh dawn kher ṭul an ti lo a, casettte pakhat a Rs 3 zel ei a, hralh dan azira pung chho zel turin an inrem ta a ni. Heng hunlaia an record dan hi spool record siamṭhat theih tawh loh anih avangin chu chuan harsatna tam tak a siam ve a, a zirna lamah pawh an ṭan phah hle a. Background music thlengin record rualin an siam chawp vek a ni. “Hamlet-a lemchang tur lemchang thiam tak kan mamawh laiin a hmaa a lo telna drama party a lo zuzi lai takin H.Vanlalrawna kan sawm lut ta a ni” tiin Biak Thansanga chuan a sawi a ni. (Interview, Biakthansanga, 14th August, 2022).
Fig 3.Hamlet leh Awfeli
Fig 4. Hamlet leh Laertes thi tur inngaidam tawn lai
Hamlet drama pumpuia ṭawng thlûk dan tur lamah an han buai leh a, BBC hamlet audio casette te an han ngaithla a, an duhthusam ang an la hmu mai thei si lo. Mizo rilru dek ber tura an ngaih an audio casette-a an ṭawng thlûk hi hman an remti tlang ta a ni. Hamlet-a pa thlarau sap film leh audio record an ngaihthlak te chu ṭha an ti thei ngang lo va, chung ho hman ang ni lo thlarau âw pawh nasa taka thangkhawk tur an duh si. Mahse, khang hunlai kha chuan echo (âw thangkhawk) siam pawh thil buaithlak tak a la ni si. Otto recording neitu valtea chuan a tihdan tur ngaihtuah puiin, spool chu anih dan tur ai a muang hretin an kaltir a, a muan deuh hlek avanga lehlam spool-in a hlum hman tak loh chuan thlarau aw fawn rapthlak tak chu an duhthusamin a ti ri chhhuak thei ta a ni. Hemi bik lai taka a music ri rum rum hi Ṭhuama, Auto band, Keyboardist-in a siamsak a ni a, background music dang hi All India Radio ami exodus theme, tape recorder hmanga an record chhawn leh te a ni a. Ngunhnam vai ri atan sakawrbakcheh an tiri a, chutiang chuan music dang zawng chu anmahniin an khawnkhawm chawp vek a ni.
Fig 5. Polonio leh Lal
Fig 6. Lalnu, Lalpa leh chhiahhlawh nula
Hamlet audio cover hi H. Vanlalrawna’n a design a, Sentea’n pheikhawk hnuai rubber-ah a ker a, chu chu thingin an bel chhah a, Printing press-ah an chhu ta a (Fig 7), khatih lai khan thlalak lam chi reng reng press-a chhu tur chuan half tone block vairamah siamtir a ngai a, chu chu thil harsa tak anih avangin hetiang hian an ruahman ta a ni. Hamlet Audio hi kum 1983 tawp lamah an tlangzarh hman a, a tirah chuan copy 70 chauh an siam ngam a, Treasury square-a sound box lian hung chhuak a an han play chiah chu, mipuiin an inchuh ta mur mur mai a, zoram khawvel a deng chhuak ta thuai a ni. Hamlet lar vanglai chuan bike helmet pawh hi hamlet tih vek a ni a, Redemption Theatricals member te khawlai leng pawh, ‘Hamlet-a pa thlarau ka nih hi’ te an lo tih khum nuai nuai ṭhin a ni. Hamlet audio-a chanpual an insem dan chu hetiang hi a ni,
Hamlet – H.Vanlalrawna
Awfeli – Rosy Sailo
Hamlet-a pa thlarau – C.Lalrosanga
Lalpa – C. Lalrosanga
Lalnu – Rohmingliani
Laertes - Biak Thansanga
Polonia – Kaphranga
Tuhrik (Upa) – RK Rodingluaia
Chhiahhlawh – Roshan H. Lalhmachhuani
An drama tih chhuah zingah chuan Hamlet hi an zir rei deuh ber a, stage a an chan zawng zawng nen kum khat vel an zir a, ngunhnam vai inzir nan H. Vanlalrawna leh Biakthansanga chuan C. Lalrosanga nupui themṭangte an vai chhe vek a, chutiang khawp chuan audio atan pawh atak ang chiaha feel thei turin an bei a ni.
Fig 7. Hamlet Album cover
Romeo and Juliet: Chutiang chuan hma an lak chhunzawm chho zel a, Romeo and Juliet audio an buaipui chho leh ta a, adaptation (siamrem) hi Biak Thansanga bawkin buaipui lehin, ṭhianhoin an edit leh a, 1985 velah an tlangzarh leh hman a ni. Hetah hi chuan drama kalhmang lo hre tawh an nih avangin thla khat vel chauh inzir nan hun an hmang tawh a ni. Romeo and Juliet a chanvo an insem dan chu hetiang hi a ni,
Romeo – H. Vanlalrawna
Juliet – Rosy Sailo
Juliet-i pa – Kaphranga
Juliet-i nu - Roshan H. Lalhmachhuani
Father Lawrence – C. Lalrosanga
Laertes – Biakthansanga
Juliet-i ni – Roshan H. Lalhmachhuani
Tybalt - Biakthansanga
Mercutio – RK Rodingluaia
Benvolio – James Lalrema
Capulet tlangau - RK Rodingluaia
Shalome: Romeo and Juliet an tlangzarh hnu lawkah chuan Redemption Thetricals hian kan bulṭanna kan theihnghilh lek lek e’ tiin Shalome (Fig 8) audio an buaipui leh ta a, Shalome audio-ah hi chuan recording hlawh pawh an la ve tawh a ni. Shalome audio adaptation hi C. Lalrosanga’n a buaipui a, Oscar Wilde ziah Mizo ṭawnga a lehlin-a a siamrem a ni. Ngun taka an ngaihtuah ho hnuin Biak Thansanga chu audio record theih tura siamrem turin an ruta, anin a siamrem hnuah uluk taka ennawn hoin an pawm tlang ta a. 1986 kum tawp lamah an tichhuak leh hman a ni. Shalome audio-ah chuan hetiang hian chanvo an insem leh a,
Shalome – Rosy Sailo
Narobod – H. Vanlalrawna
Heroda – C. Lalrosanga
Lalnu Herodi – Rohmingliani
Baptistu Johana – James Lalrema
Ruby - Roshan H. Lalhmachhuani
Sipaiza hotu – Biak Thansanga
Nazaret mi – Kaphranga
Tigelina – Rodingluaia
Sipai – Lalṭanpuia
Fig 8. Salom-i
When Hamlet Came to Mizoram-in khawvel a den chhuah dan: Kum 1988/89 velah khan tun thlenga bollywood film producer ṭha ber pawl Prof Pankaj Bhutalia, Lady Hardinge College, Delhi a thawklaiin Biak Thansanga chu ama chenna in a va hmuin, chaw eipuiah a va sawm a, C. Lalrosanga a lo sawm bawk a. Biak Thansanga leh C. Lalrosanga te nen Hotel Rajj, Treasury square-ah chawhlui an kilho ta a. Hamlet audio drama chu Delhi a awm Mizo nula pakhatin angaihthlaktir tih leh Mizo ṭawng thiamlo mah se, a kalhmang chu ropui a tih thu sawiin, chu Mizo Hamlet audio behchhan chuan documentary siam a duh thu a sawi a. Pankaj-a chu British TV channel 4 producer a ni a, chu channel a chhuah atan chuan When Hamlet Came to Mizoram tih hmingchawi a documentary siam a chhuah a dil a, an inremsiam hnuah costume leina leh an mamawh dang neuh neuh leina atan Rs 20,000/- a pe bawk. A haw hnu chuan designer lar hmasa Dawli hnenah an duhdante sawiin, a niin costume a lo ṭhuisak a, makeup lamah Gay Beauty parlour in an pui a, anni bakah hian anmahni duhsaktu ten an pui nasa hle bawk. Prof Pankaj Bhutalia leh a hote chu shooting turin Cinema(celluloid) Camera 15 mm kengin an rawn thawk chho leh ta a. He documentary atan hian Vanapa Hall-ah Hamlet show neih a ni a, Pachhunga University College-ah Open Air Theatre buatsaih a ni bawk. Hamlet Mizo version ni mai tawh lo, When Hamlet Came to Mizoram, denmark lal fapa Hamlet-a’n Mizoram a tlawhna chu hlawhtling taka chan chhuah a ni ta a ni (Fig.9)
Fig 9. When Hamlet Came to Mizoram, Open Air Theatre, PUC.
He documentary hi Paris film festival-ah te, British, US, France, Canada leh hmun hrang hrangah chhuah a ni a. When hamlet came to Mizoram chuan khawvel a deng chhuak ta a ni. Institute of Mass Communication (IIM) zirlaite hmaah pawh chhawpchhuah a lo ni hial tawh a ni.
Redemption Theatricals drama khawvel: Bul an ṭan chhoh lai hian lemchan lama tui tak tak te insawm khawmin phur takin bulṭan chho ve mah se, recording studio leh an hmanrua a la ṭhat tawk lohna avangin lemchan an zirna leh an chan chhuahnaate, audio an tih chhuahna lam thlengin harsatna tam tak an tawk a. Mahse, harsatna tam tak karah pawh an thawhrimna leh an infuih phur tawn zel theihna chu an hlawhtlinpui ta a ni ber. Audio drama an tih chhuah hmasak ber tur Hamlet an buaipui lai phei hi chuan studio neitupa meuh pawhin beiseina a neihpui sanpui ngam lo a. Chutiang dinhmuna ding chung chuan hlawkna um lo leh chân zawk pawh inhuam chunga hma an la lui ngam hi an fakawm hle a ni.
Fig 10. Redemption Theatricals Pop Sockets
Fig 11. Redemption Theatricals logo
A zir nana hun tam tak sen ngai anih avangin, ṭha taka an thiam tlan a, an hlen chhuah theih nan ṭanrualna a ngai a, curfew karah pass(chhuah phalna) dilin veng inhlat tak taka awm te kan kal khawm a, “Harsatna tawh changte pawh nei ve bawk mah ila, kan tui tlang a, theihtawp kan chhuah bawk a ni” (Interview, H.Vanlalrawna, 13th August, 2022) tiin stage director H.Vanlalrawna chuan a sawi. Hlawhtlinna dawng tlaka an thawhrimna hi Redemption Theatricals sulhnua thil langsar leh chhinchhiahtlak tak a ni.
Kum lamah an inrualkhai lo hle a, ṭhenkhat khawtlang leh kohhran hruaitu mi puitling tak tak te an ni tawh laiin, Hamlet an zir chhoh lai hian a changtunu ber Rosy Sailo chu tleirawl te, class 10 zirlai chauh a la ni a. Thumal lam dik theih loh leh thluk dik theih loh tam tak a la nei chung a, puitling zawk ten an zirtir dan ang thlapa ti chhuak thei tura a inpekna te hi a fakawm hle. Mahni chanvo ṭheuh hneh taka an hlenchhuah theih chhan hi an thiam sa vang a ni bik lo va. Taimakna, inpekna, thuawihna leh an ṭanrualna rah chhuah a ni ber mai.
Midangte tan an luang chhuak: Redemption Theatricals te hian lemchan hmuhnawm tak changa mipui mit titlaiin, an audio drama ngaihnawm tak hmanga khawvel deng chhuakin Mizo hnam an ti hmingṭha a ni mai lo a. Audio drama an channa kawnga ch^n zawk inhuama bulṭanin, theih tawpa an beih chhoh hnuah pawh an hunawl hmang ṭangkaiin Krismas dawnah Minister te, officer te leh dawrkai lian te in bula carol-in, chung aṭanga an sum hmuh tlingkhawm chu mi harsa zawkte ṭanpui nan an hmang ṭhin a. Mipui hmaa drama an chan a, audio an buaipui chhoh lai, an pawl a nun ṭhat chhung kum 10 vel zet chu hetiang hian krismas dawn apiangin mi harsate ṭanpui nan an carol ṭhin a ni. Redemption Threaticals meeting hnuhnung ber hi 1994 a ni a, an costume leh thil pawimawh dang zawng zawng chu play director Biak Thansanga kuta awm turin an rel a, tun thlengin a la kawl ṭha vek a ni.
Tlangkawmna: Kum 40 vel lai kalta a an audio drama ngaihnawm tak pathum leh documentary film hmanga hmanga khawvel lo deng chhuak a, ram lian zawk mi thiamte thlenga lo hip khawmtu Redemption Theatricals te hian lemchan chhunzawm thei ta rih lo mah se, an sulhnu ropui tak hi a dai tawh dawn lo a. Ṭhangkhat lian zet hnuah pawh ṭhangthar te tana zir tham sulhnu an lo hnutchhiah hi a ropui hle. A hunlaia zoram tuam chhuak a, hlut leh zir chuan tham sulhnu hnutchhiahtute hmalakna hian Mizo lemchan khawvel leh audio drama lamah pawh ṭhangthar mithiamte cho chhuakin, an thawhrimnain rah a la chhuah zel ang tih a rinawm.
Works Cited : -
Biak Thansanga, Personal Interview. 14th August, 2022
Department Of Mizo, Mizoram University. History Of Mizo Literature. 2014.
Vanlalrawna, H. Personal Interview. 13th August, 2022
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