Putu puts on stage terror of May riots<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The horrific May riots will again be addressed.
\nThis time, the case is brought to stage by playwright Putu Wijaya
\nand his Teater Mandiri.<\/p>\n
His riot-inspired play, Ngeh (Understand), will be performed
\non Saturday and Sunday at Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center,
\nCentral Jakarta, as a part of the Second Art Summit Indonesia
\n1998.<\/p>\n
Putu, who lives in Sunter, North Jakarta, is a living
\neyewitness to the riots because he saw some of the violence with
\nhis own eyes. Ngeh is about the terror.<\/p>\n
\"I chose to present today's phenomenon. Teater Mandiri's
\nconcept is to keep people alert through terror. When people start
\nto fall asleep, that is the very moment we launch our terror,\" he
\nwas quoted by Kompas as saying.<\/p>\n
Indeed, Putu is fond of terror as a theme. Terror also
\nfeatured in his earlier works Dor, Aum and Gerr.<\/p>\n
In Ngeh, which lasts 75 minutes, Putu experiments with
\ncurtains. Members of Teater Mandiri will explore their
\nimaginations and perform behind the curtains, creating beautiful
\nshadows for the audience to enjoy.<\/p>\n
The music is arranged and played by contemporary musician
\nHarry Roesli and his DKSB group, who also performed in Putu's
\nother theatrical works.<\/p>\n
Teater Mandiri is the second theater group to perform at the
\nart summit. W.S. Rendra and his Bengkel Teater last week played
\nSuku Naga (Dragon Tribe) for two nights. Public response was
\nbeyond expectation and tickets were sold out a few days before
\nthe performance.<\/p>\n
Like Ngeh, Suku Naga also addresses current issues. It is
\nabout the struggle of indigenous people who are told by the
\ngovernment to give up their land for a mining project. (sim)<\/p>",
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