Teater Koma to perform its new opera

Teater Koma to perform its new opera

JAKARTA (JP): Teater Koma will present Opera Sembelit
(Constipated Opera) at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (The Jakarta
Playhouse), Central Jakarta, for two weeks beginning tonight.

Directed by Nano and Syaeful Anwar, the opera is about a man
who first discovers that when he goes to the toilet his feces
resemble those of a goat and then later he suffers from
constipation -- a problem that becomes a national epidemic.

The performance begin nightly at 8 p.m.

Opera Sembelit is the 83rd production of Teater Koma, in
collaboration with The Jakarta Playhouse.

Headed by Rano Riantiarno, the theater group is known for its
sharp social and political criticism. In 1989, the government
banned its Medan performance of Sampek Engtay, based on a Chinese
love story. In 1990, Suksesi (Succession) was banned after being
staged for 10 days in Jakarta. In the same year, Opera Kecoak
(Cockroach Opera), was also banned. (ylt)