Putu Wijaya-led theatre production to be staged in Egypt

Putu Wijaya-led theatre production to be staged in Egypt

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Putu Wijaya-led theatre production to be staged in Egypt

At the invitation of the Cairo Festival for Experimental
Theater (CIFET), the Jakarta-based Mandiri theater company is
planning to stage their production of Zero, a social critique
that chronicles the country's journey out of despondency.

Together with numerous experimental plays produced by theater
companies from around the world, Zero will hit the CIFET stage in
late September, Mandiri theater company said in a statement.

For the festival, Zero -- which had its debut at the 2003 Asia
Meets Asia theater festival in Taiwan -- will have a new feature,
a new score arranged by composer Tony Prabowo based on a poem by
senior writer Goenawan Mohamad.

In previous productions, music for Zero was composed by late
musician Harry Roesli.

Mandiri theater company, led by writer-cum-playwright Putu
Wijaya has been known for its shock-and-awe method. Its technique
tears down standard rule in theater by emphasizing on form rather
than dialogue. -- JP