Pantomime pioneer dies at 45

Pantomime pioneer dies at 45

JAKARTA (JP): A pioneer of pantomime in Indonesia, Sena A.
Utoyo, died on Saturday aged 45. He leaves behind a wife and two
children.

Sena was buried at the Jeruk Purut cemetery in South Jakarta.
The Suara Pembaruan afternoon daily reported on Sunday that he
was rushed to the Pertamina hospital by fellow pantomime and
theater actor Didi Petet after complaining of chest pains.

He died at the hospital at about 4 p.m., reportedly of a
heart attack.

Didi and Sena had earlier planned to shoot some scenes for the
TV comedy drama Keluarga Miring. Both actors have also played in
numerous films and TV dramas.

They set up the Sena-Didi mime group 16 years ago when still
studying at the Jakarta Arts Institute (IKJ). The group has
performed in various countries including Germany, where Sena once
studied.

His death was described "a great loss" to the world of
pantomime, theater and TV drama by Joseph Gintings, a fellow
lecturer at IKJ. The daily reported Sena's last words to Didi as
being, "I think I'm going to die, please take care of my
children." (anr)