Free comedy on AIDS

Free comedy on AIDS

JAKARTA (JP): This weekend, people will be able to enjoy a
free comedy on AIDS starring popular artist Ira Wibowo.

Ira and other artists from SIMAS group are scheduled to
perform lenong, a Betawi-style comedy, entitled Jauh Di Mata
Dekat Di Mati (Far from Sight, Close to Death). The comedy is
directed by Firman Triyadi.

The play will be staged at Fatahilah Museum in downtown Kota
on Friday at 7:30 p.m. On the next day they will perform at Taman
Ismail Marzuki Art Center, Central Jakarta, and on Sunday in
Bulungan Youth Center, South Jakarta.

The show is part of the activities organized by the Indonesian
AIDS Foundation in conjunction with the World AIDS Day, which
falls on Dec.1. (sim)